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Hyde-Smith and Warnock introduce resolution honoring Gold Star families with dedicated remembrance week
Sep 16, 2025
U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) have introduced a bipartisan resolution to recognize the sacrifices made by families of U.S. military personnel who lost their lives in service. The resolution proposes designating September 21-27, 2025, as Gold Star Families Remembrance Week.
“In the same sense that we honor the fallen and our veterans, I think we have a duty to honor the families of the service members who lost their lives in service to our nation. They, too, have sacrificed for our freedoms,” said Senator Hyde-Smith. “I hope people in Mississippi and across the country will take time to reach out to Gold Star families during the 2025 Gold Star Families Remembrance Week.”
Senator Warnock added, “Our nation is indebted to the brave servicemembers who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our freedoms. And their families, who also sacrificed immensely, deserve our recognition and support. I am proud to recognize the bipartisan Gold Star Families Remembrance Week and honor the families of the servicemembers who sacrificed everything to keep us safe. As long as I serve all Georgians in the U.S. Senate, I will be a champion for our servicemembers, veterans, and Gold Star families.”
The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), an organization supporting surviving military families, expressed its backing for this annual resolution.
“The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) appreciates Senators Hyde-Smith and Warnock for introducing the 2025 Gold Star Families Resolution to designate a full week to honor all of our nation’s Gold Star families,” stated Bonnie Carroll, TAPS President and Founder. “Memorial Day exists to honor the fallen, but Gold Star Families Remembrance Week provides the opportunity to honor surviving military families themselves.”
Gold Star Families Remembrance Week follows Gold Star Mother’s Day at the end of September each year—a tradition marked by presidential proclamation since 1936.
Senator Hyde-Smith first introduced this remembrance week resolution in 2018 as a national recognition initiative for these families’ sacrifices; she has co-sponsored it with Senator Warnock since 2021.