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KS Gold Star families honored Thursday

By Brian Hagen

09/26/2024

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(MSC News)--Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, on Thursday, joined the Kansas Office of Veterans Services to honor more than 6,500 fallen Kansan service members and their families during the third annual Kansas Gold Star Remembrance and Recognition Ceremony, held at the Statehouse.

According to a release from Kelly's office, the ceremony follows Kelly's 2022 signing of the Senate Bill establishing the Kansas Gold Star Families Memorial on Statehouse grounds.

Kelly, in the release, says "Gold Star Mothers and Family- Day is an important reminder that the cost of freedom is enormous and enduring, even long after the battles to protect it have ended.”

In addition to providing remarks during Thursday's ceremony, Kelly laid a wreath in respect to the families and their loved ones. Kansas Gold Star Families and guests in attendance were invited to lay flowers to honor their family members and service members who gave their lives for our nation.

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