Gold Star Families Memorial Monument

A new Gold Star Families Memorial Monument honoring the families of servicemen and women who sacrificed their lives while serving in the military is now complete at Foothills Park, 199 Foothills Drive, Lake Oswego, Oregon.

The public attended the Monument Dedication Program at Foothills Park at 10:30 am November 11, 2026.

These women were key to the establishment of this monument. Nancy Menagh, a Gold Star Wife, Valeri Morey, a Gold Star Wife, Linda Gibson, an American Gold Star Mother, and Bernadine Lee a Blue Star Mother of Oregon and Gold Star Wives of America.

Gold Star Family members and relatives are those who have sacrificed a Loved One for our Freedom.

The Gold Star Family Memorial was created by Medal of Honor Recipient Hershel “Woody” Williams to remember those families who have made the ultimate sacrifice. To learn more about the memorial, please visit our Gold Star Families Memorial Monument web page.

“Dying for freedom isn’t the worst thing that can happen. Being forgotten is.” Georgie Carter-Krell (Mother of Posthumous Medal of Honor Recipient Pfc. Bruce W. Carter, USMCD – Florida)