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More information and photos are available on the following pages.
Army honors Gold Star Mothers at Pentagon.
Banquet Photos. Guests, awards, auction
items.
Activities at the Vietnam
Wall, Arlington Cemetery and the Tomb of the Unknowns.
Remarks by
AGSM President Ruth Stonesifer.
Remarks
by Veterans Administration Secretary Eric K. Shinseki.
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The Canadian contingent.
Ric and Dana Stonesifer, Vivian Scharver & founder's grand daughter
Teddy Westlake and her husband Jim.
Rich Saunders (center) of Vietnow.
Mimi Bassette entertains between speakers.
Artie Muller from
Rolling Thunder Virginia Chapter 3 presents a donation to Ruth
Stonesifer for American Gold Star Mothers.
Auction items and our new wreath.
Judith Young, Chairman of the Gold Star Mothers Monument Fund recognize
the National Rolling Thunder organization for their tremendous
contributions to the Fund.
Terry Geiling from the Gold Star Manor presents the moms with a book of
pictures from the manor.
Don Overton, from Veterans of Modern Warfare, presents Ruth with her
Airborne wings after her successful skydive earlier this year.
Holly Fenelon, author of "The Knock at the Door", a history of American
Gold Star Mothers gives members and guests a brief history of the
organization.
Terry Westlake, grand daughter of AGSM founder Grace Seibold, reads a
letter from her great uncle about his trip to France to recover her
uncle's body.
Rick Weidman, from Vietnam Veterans of America, receives a Gold Star
Award from Ruth Stonesifer, President AGSM, for the amazing support he and
his organization have given the moms over the years.
Judith Young, Chairman of the Gold Star Mothers Monument Fund,
recognizes Helen Lantanowich for her efforts in selling monument
fundraising pins.
Andrew Chernak and Judith Young recognize many supporters of the
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