Westchester County
Executive George Latimer honored relatives of active-duty members who died in
combat.
Westchester County officials take a day each year to recognize the
ultimate sacrifices these soldiers made for their country.
Gold Star mother Hope Coaxum-Hollinsworth says, "We
recognize that they each have a journey…A purpose to fulfill that has
changed our lives, as mothers, forever.“
When speaking of the fallen
soldiers, County Executive Latimer said,
“That child has been taken from you, and is never coming back to you. And you
have made a sacrifice, that short of the sacrifice of your own life, has to be
the greatest sacrifice that a person can make.”
Gold Star Mother’s Day will
be observed nationwide on
Sept. 27.