HR 566

                                                  PRINTER'S NO.   3597
                THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
         HOUSE RESOLUTION
            No. 566
                                            Session of
                                              2026
INTRODUCED BY McNEILL, PIELLI, M. MACKENZIE, VENKAT, JAMES,
   HOHENSTEIN, BRENNAN, PICKETT, MERSKI, HAMM, KUZMA, VITALI,
   GUZMAN, NEILSON, ANDERSON, SOLOMON, RIVERA, GALLAGHER,
   CONKLIN, PASHINSKI, O'MARA, SANCHEZ, STEELE, DEASY, CIRESI
   AND MENTZER, JUNE 11, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
   PREPAREDNESS, JUNE 12, 2026
                             A RESOLUTION
1 Designating September 27, 2026, as "Gold Star Mother's and
2    Family's Day" in Pennsylvania.
3WHEREAS, When a military service member dies in the line of
4 duty, the family receives The Gold Star to commemorate the
5 military member's service and life, while recognizing the impact
6 of loss on the family; and
7WHEREAS, During World War I, families of service members
8 displayed the Service Flag, which featured a blue star for each
9 immediate family member serving in the military; and
10WHEREAS, When a service member tragically died during combat,
11 the blue star was replaced with a gold star; and
12WHEREAS, During World War I, Grace Darling Seibold lost her
13 son, George Vaughn Seibold, who died while serving in France;
14 and
15WHEREAS, Grace Darling Seibold founded American Gold Star
16 Mothers, Inc., to provide comfort and support to mothers as they
1 processed their grief; and
2WHEREAS, President Woodrow Wilson used the term "Gold Star
3 Mother" following World War I, representing the importance and
4 honor of those who served and the lives that were sacrificed;
5 and
6WHEREAS, In 1936, Congress designated the last Sunday of
7 September as "Gold Star Mother's Day" in order to honor grieving
8 mothers; and
9WHEREAS, In 2011, President Barack Obama amended the title of
10 "Gold Star Mother's Day" to "Gold Star Mother's and Family's
11 Day," which is recognized on the last Sunday in September; and
12WHEREAS, "Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day" signifies the
13 impact of the loss of a service member on Gold Star family
14 members, including parents, siblings and children; therefore be
15 it
16RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate
17 September 27, 2026, as "Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day" in
18 Pennsylvania.
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