The 76th National Convention of the Gold Star Wives of America, Inc. has started, Tuesday, July 13, 2021 in Historic Charleston, SC with arrival of participants.
The Convention, taking place at the Hilton Garden Inn, Charleston Airport, will end on Sunday, July 18, 2021 with the departure of participants drawn from across the United States of America (US).
Gold Star Wives of America, Inc. is a non-profit National Military widows/widowers service organization chartered by the United States Congress.
With the motto: “United we stand to win, Divided we fall – and are forgotten,” the organization “works to preserve and enhance benefits to surviving United States military spouses and their children.”
It also helps its “members and their children face the future with courage and determination” and honors the memory of “military spouses who made the ultimate sacrifice.”