Gateway Blue Star Mothers

Nearly 200,000 U.S. Troops are deployed around the world, many in harm’s way. For every troop deployed, there are multiple family members, including mothers, stepmothers, grandmothers, and foster mothers, trying their best to support and comfort the troops. Blue Star Mothers concentrates on providing emotional support to its members. Even when we are not at war, military families often deal with stresses such as frequent moves or the absence of a parent. Deployment to war creates additional issues for a family to handle. A Blue Star Mother knows “the hardest battles” are often fought on the home front and are emotional, and much harder to win. And any parent will tell you, there are no safe places to be deployed. Our guests today are Kathy Schulte and Tracy Lee, the local Blue Star Presidents. Tracy and Kathy are intimately aware of the emotions and stress our troops and their families experience while serving.