We Will Protect
Their Ultimate Sacrifice.
We are the Gold Star Spouses, Children, Parents, and Siblings of Heroes of Active Duty Military who were Killed in Action or Missing in Action while protecting our nation's freedom. We will protect their ultimate sacrifice. We will preserve their combat loss designation.
We Are the Families
Left to Carry On.
A Gold Star Family is one whose loved one made the ultimate sacrifice — a service member Killed in Action or declared Missing in Action while protecting our nation's freedom. The Gold Star is the symbol of that sacrifice and that loss.
We are Spouses who received a folded flag. We are Children who grew up with a photograph. We are Parents, Siblings — bound together by a loss no one else fully understands. The Gold Star Family Alliance exists so that no one must carry this alone.
Learn our history
100+
Years of History
The Gold Star tradition began in World War I.
15,000+
Families Served
Gold Star families supported with resources every year.
50
State Chapters
A nationwide network of local support and community.
How We Support Families
Comprehensive assistance tailored to the unique challenges faced by Gold Star Spouses, Children, Parents, and Siblings.
Protecting the Designation
We fight to ensure the Gold Star name is reserved exclusively for families of service members Killed in Action or Missing in Action — and no one else.
Preserving Their Sacrifice
A combat loss is not equal to any other loss. We work to preserve that distinction in law, in policy, and in the public record.
Raising Awareness
Educating lawmakers, institutions, and the public on the history and legal meaning of the Gold Star — so it is never diluted or forgotten.
"We will protect their ultimate sacrifice.
We will preserve their combat loss designation."
Gold Star Family Alliance