Gold Star Families Memorial Monument

Honoring Texas’ Gold Star Families. Homeland. Family. Patriot. Sacrifice. Those are the words on four panels that now stand side-by-side in Cedar Park, Texas. Notably cut out from the black granite panels is the silhouette of a soldier standing tall in salute, representing the hole in the hearts of those whose family member paid the ultimate sacrifice. The Central Texas Gold Star Family Memorial Monument is the first of its kind in Texas. Dedicated on the eve of National Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day, celebrated annually on the last Sunday of September, this new monument’s stated purpose is to “honor Gold Star Families, preserve the memory of the fallen, and stand as a stark reminder that Freedom is not free.”