Presidential Document2026-20093
Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day, 2026
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September 30, 2026
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September 25, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 30, 2026)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20093]
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Vol. 91
Wednesday,
No. 188
September 30, 2026
Part IV
The President
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Proclamation 11070--Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day, 2026
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 91 , No. 188 / Wednesday, September 30, 2026
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 11070 of September 25, 2026
Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day, 2026
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
America is free, strong, secure, and prosperous due to
the courage of the heroes in uniform who are willing to
lay down their lives in the defense of our Republic.
The supreme sacrifice paid by every fallen warrior is
borne in perpetual sorrow and profound anguish by the
loved ones left behind. On Gold Star Mother's and
Family's Day, we pause to honor the surviving families
of our valiant patriots and renew our sacred obligation
to always support them.
Gold Star Families endure the unfathomable--burying
their Soldier, Sailor, Marine, Airman, Guardian, or
Coast Guardsman who fell protecting our birthright of
freedom. In an instant, their lives are forever
changed; their future plans, hopes, and dreams are
replaced by a folded flag, medals, awards, precious
pictures, and cherished memories. In spite of
incalculable loss, many bereaved often turn their grief
into resolve, selflessly devoting themselves to service
and outreach efforts in aid of those who have lost a
family member in the Armed Forces. In communities
nationwide, they support military members, families,
and veterans and bring hope and healing to other
shattered souls. Each act of kindness and compassion
honors the memory of their beloved and is a testament
to the uncommon resilience and grace of those from whom
so much has been taken.
As President, I will always ensure that our Gold Star
spouses and families have the support they deserve to
carry forward with strength and to preserve their loved
ones' legacies. To that end, I was proud to recently
establish the first-ever Military Spouse Commission,
whose members--the spouses of our Nation's highest-
ranking military leaders and officials--bring more than
544 years of combined military family experience and a
deep understanding of the sacrifices made on the home
front. As part of this important work, they are finding
solutions to the challenges facing military families,
including strengthening deployment-readiness.
Furthermore, the Commission members are standing with
our Gold Star Mothers and Families, as well as working
with the Department of War's Gold Star Advisory
Council. Under my leadership, our Nation will always
support those who have stood beside our fallen
warriors--patriots who kept their oath to our Republic
to the very end--and together, we will keep faith with
their families and forever honor their sacrifices.
Today, the First Lady joins me in prayer, sympathy, and
gratitude for every American whose loved one gave the
last full measure of devotion. As Commander in Chief, I
pledge to do everything in my power to love and support
them and to valiantly safeguard the blessed freedom
their spouses, children, and parents died to defend.
The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 115 of June
23, 1936 (49 Stat. 1895 as amended), has designated the
last Sunday in September as ``Gold Star Mother's Day.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States, do hereby proclaim Sunday, September 27,
2026, as Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day. I call
upon all Government
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officials to display the flag of the United States over
Government buildings, and I encourage the American
people to display the flag and hold appropriate
ceremonies as an expression of our Nation's gratitude
and respect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-fifth day of September, in the year of our Lord
two thousand twenty-six, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and fifty-
first.
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