LAHARPE — Jennifer Jackman, a Gold Star Mother, was the guest speaker at the Sept. 14 meeting of the Willis J. Ross Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary.
Jackman spoke about her trip to France in July, where she visited eight cemeteries with American soldiers buried during World War I.
A Gold Star Mother is one whose son or daughter died in service. A Blue Star Mother is one who has had a child serving or been honorably discharged from the U.S. Armed Services.
National Gold Star Mothers Day is set for Sept. 29.
Members celebrated the VFW’s national…
