,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cfe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august   
#a1 #bjbe ,mr4 ,wicker 7for himself and 
,mr4 ,kelly7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,designating ,august #a1  
#bjbe1 as ,gold ,star ,children's ,day4 
,whereas the recognition of ,gold ,star 
,families in the ,united ,states dates  
back to ,world ,war ,i1 when the        
families of fallen members of the ,armed
 ,forces displayed a service flag with a
 gold star in the window of their homes2
  ,whereas1 in #aicf1 ,president        
,franklin ,d4 ,roosevelt signed into law
 legislation declaring ,gold ,star      
,mother's ,day1 now known as ,gold ,star
 ,mother's and ,family's ,day1 a        
national observance honoring the mothers
 of fallen members of the ,armed ,forces
 annually on the last ,sunday of        
,september2  ,whereas1 since #bjaj1 the 
,senate has honored ,gold ,star ,spouses

 by resolution annually on ,april #e1   
recognizing the unique sacrifices made  
by spouses of fallen members of the     
,armed ,forces2  ,whereas many thousands
 of children of military families have  
lost parents who served in the ,armed   
,forces and also deserve national       
recognition for the burden and legacy   
they carry2 and  ,whereas1 since #bjba1 
the ,senate has honored ,gold ,star     
,children by resolution annually on     
,august #a1 recognizing the debt of     
gratitude owed to children of fallen    
members of the ,armed ,forces by the    
people of the ,united ,states as part of
 the debt owed to the members of the    
,armed ,forces who sacrificed all in    
protecting the freedom of the ,united   
,states and the people of the ,united   
,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that  
the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates ,august   
#a1 #bjbe1 as ,gold ,star ,children's   
,day2  7#b7 honors the sacrifices and   
hardships of the children of fallen     
members of the ,armed ,forces2 and  7#c7

 encourages the people of the ,united   
,states to observe ,gold ,star          
,children's ,day in support of children 
of the fallen members of the ,armed     
,forces of the ,united ,states4