Gold Star mother shares how to help families in grief
Gold Star mother shares how to help families in grief
WEBVTT EALY FOR HERPERSPECTIVE ON BEING IN THISUNIQUE POSITION.>> IT JUST TOUCHES YOU IN YOURHEART WHERE HE DON'T EXPECT ITTO GET TO.REPORTER: NATALIE HEALY SAYS 12YEARS LATER, IT CAN ALL COMEBACK IN AN INSTANT.HER SON, NAVY SEAL DAN HEALY,WAS KILLED IN ACTION INAFGHANISTAN WHEN HIS HELICOPTERWAS SHOT DOWN ON A RESCUEMISSION.SHE ADMITS IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULTSEEING GOLD STAR FAMILY'S IN THENEWS.-- SINGLED START -- SEEINGGOLD STAR FAMILIES IN THE NEWS.>> I REMEMBER THE DAYS AFTER DANWAS KILLED.YOU NEED TO HAVE TIME TO GRIEVEWITH YOUR FAMILY.REPORTER: SHE SAYS HE DID NOTRECEIVE A PHONE CALL FROM THEPRESIDENT, BUT LATER METPRESIDENT BUSH ON A COUPLE OFOCCASIONS AND THANKED HIM FORHIS SUPPORT.>> HE AND SOME OTH DIGNITARIESSENT US BEAUTIFUL LETTERS, BUTOTHER THAN THAT, WE WEREEXPECTING ANYTHING.THE MILITARY TAKES VERY GOOD OFTHEIR GOL STAR FAMILIES.REPORTER: NATALIE SAYS THIS IS AGOOD TIME TO REMIND AMERICANSTHEY CAN HELP GOLD STAR FAMILIESIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES.THE DAN HEALY MEMORIAL 5K WILLTAKE PLACE THE FIRST SUNDAY INNOVEMBER TO BENEFIT HER SON'SFOUNDATION AND IT WILL TAKEPLACE RIGHT HERE IN EXETER, HER SON'S MEMORIAL.>> IT IS A CLUB HE NEVER WANTEDTO JOIN.IT DOES NOT GO AWAY.BUT YOU LEARN TO LIVE WITH IT.
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Gold Star mother shares how to help families in grief
A Gold Star mother from New Hampshire says the controversy surrounding President Donald Trump’s call to the widow of a soldier killed in Niger brings back her own pain and pride in her son.
EXETER, N.H. —
A Gold Star mother from New Hampshire says the controversy surrounding President Donald Trump’s call to the widow of a soldier killed in Niger brings back her own pain and pride in her son.
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