We have been busy as guests and speaker at several events this year. The VFW Missouri State Ladies Auxiliary and the Missouri DAR requested our presence at their events. We had a few Gold Star Moms at the Veterans "Welcome Home" celebration held in St. Louis; we even received medals along with the returning vets. We still have volunteers who serve coffee at Jefferson Barracks Medical Center as well as a couple who volunteer weekly, many times more than that at the USO in Lambert Airport. We have more moms who have joined in the last year, but have not yet attended a meeting.

Unfortunately we have had several casualties in the St. Louis region recently, we attend the visitations to meet the family.

Upcoming Events

August 7, 2010 - St. Louis Chapter is sponsoring our 2nd Trivia Night to benefit the St. Louis Fisher House (perhaps we'll make enough for the Dover House as well!!). We were able to donate all $5,000 of our proceeds last year to help with the St. Louis House construction. The dedication for the house will be September 25, 2010. Mary Jane Kiepe has been asked to say the Pledge of Allegiance.

Past Events

St. Louis Chapter 2nd Annual Trivia night.

Look at the crowd!

Left to Right; Sandy Deraps, Chris Andrews, Joyce Fussner, Susie Moore,
Katie Melies, Frances Turley, Lee Hundelt, Jeanine Rainey, Terry Hobson.

Navy table.

Winners of most creatively decorated table "Ladies Night Out".

Our four Missouri Gold Star Moms at Ruth's AGSM convention, June 2010.
Left to right, Lee Hundelt, Katie Melies, Mary Jane Kiepe, Sandy Deraps.

George Lutz at Honor and Remember ceremony
Jefferson City, July 2010 sponsored by St. Louis Chapter AGSM.

Frances Turley (PNP) receiving personalized Honor and Remember Flag in
Jefferson City, MO, July, 2010. Her son, Army SGT Francis "Duke" Corter, Jr.,
was a KIA in Vietnam, October 1969.

Bruce and Susie Moore (PNP) receiving their personalized
Honor and Remember Flag, July 2010.
Their son Army CPT Karl Moore died in Germany
while on active duty, November 1986.

Both recipients were totally surprised. The flags were a gift from the organization
Honor and Remember. We arranged the small ceremony and invited some U.S.
and Missouri legislators to get the word out about George's mission.

Jeanine Rainey, Sandy Deraps, Lee Hundelt, Terrie Hobson at
Honor & Remember Presentation Jefferson City, MO, July ,2010.

Some of our AGSM St. Louis Chapter Mothers in March 2010.
Front row left to right Lee Hundelt, Frances Turley, Katie Melies Jeanine Rainey.
Back Row l-r Terrie Hobson, Mary Jane Kiepe, Susie Moore,
Sandy Deraps (hidden) Joyce Fussner.

Katie Melies MO-AR Dept President
and President of the St Louis Chapter.

Veterans Day Parade 2009 in front of St. Louis's Soldiers Memorial.
Left to right Glenn & Mary Jane Kiepe, Katie Melies and Susie Moore.
In back are Terrie Hobson and Dave Melies.

Our first Trivia judging table and banners above, Aug 2009.

Float that honored Gold Star Mothers in small town parade Memorial Day 2009.