Gold Star families remember fallen sons
John Goldsmith rises after speaking about the death of his son, Sgt. 1st Class and Green Beret Wyatt Goldsmith, who was killed in action in 2011. Goldsmith and Theresa Hart were honored as Gold Star family members during a Rotary Club meeting Friday.
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John Goldsmith looks up at a photo of his son, Wyatt Goldsmith wearing his Green Beret regalia, during a slide show as part of a Memorial Day tribute honoring Gold Star families.
Theresa Hart tells stories of her son, Nicholas Newby, who was killed in action in Iraq on July 7, 2011. The talk took place at a Rotary Club talk honoring Gold Star families ahead of Memorial Day.
Rev. Bill Muck accepts the Gold Star Award from Bob Smee during a Rotary Club meeting. Muck served as a pilot in the Air Force and performs many invocations for veteran events in the area.
Rev. Bill Muck accepts the Gold Star Award from Bob Smee during a Rotary Club meeting. Muck served as a pilot in the Air Force and performs many invocations for veteran events in the area.
COEUR d’ALENE — Rev. Bill Muck received the Gold Star Award on Friday for both his service to his country as an Air Force pilot and his post-military service to others as a chaplain.
But when he gave the invocation before the Rotary Club of Coeur d'Alene, his focus was on offering words of solace in advance of Memorial Day.
“Each name etched in stone, each name fluttering in the breeze reminds us that our freedom was not free," he said during the luncheon at The Coeur d'Alene Resort. "May we remember the words of John F. Kennedy, who once said this, ‘As our nation expresses its gratitude, may we never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.'"
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