Each year on the last Sunday in September, our nation pauses to remember the sacrifices made by its Gold Star mothers and families. On Friday, Sept. 24 at 9 a.m., LDVA will hold a recognition ceremony to honor not only the fallen, but those they left behind. Please make plans to join us at the Gold Star Memorial Monument in the Louisiana Veterans Memorial Park in Baton Rouge.

Liberty Magnet High School JROTC Color Guard Team will present the colors followed by remarks from LDVA Secretary COL Joey Strickland. Louise “Gidget” McIntyre, Gold Star spouse and Navy veteran, will be the guest speaker.

If you cannot attend the ceremony in person, please feel free to join us via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cOgy_KlJTcOYvVMa3RTkMQ. Registration is required. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Director of Outreach Larry Williams at larry.williams@la.gov or 225.276.8626.