President Donald Trump delivered remarks to Gold Star Moms, who lost a child to active service in the U.S. military, and Angel Moms, who lost children at the hands of illegal immigration, in the Rose Garden on Friday.
Kelly Barnett, the mother of Marine Staff Sergeant Darin Taylor Hoover — who was killed in Afghanistan during the Biden-Harris administration’s bungled withdrawal in August 2021 — snubbed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) during a congressional ceremony on Tuesday.
American Gold Star Mothers were the guests of honor at the Rolling to Remember event on Sunday, leading thousands of bikers as they rode by war memorials on the National Mall to honor fallen soldiers, those still missing in action or prisoners of war, and the military men and women who take their own lives.
This week, small towns and big cities all across the country will hold parades and other celebrations in honor of their veterans. One of the most poignant and meaningful of these ceremonies will take place at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.
