Kathy Bredlau (in green, lighting candle) joins fellow Gold Star Mothers in lighting a candle in remembrance of fallen Service members during the Gold Star Mothers Day ceremony at the Regimental Memorial Chapel at Fort Eustis, Va., Sept. 30, 2012. Bredlau's son, U.S. Army Spc. Josh Bredlau, was killed in action Aug. 23, 2009 while deployed to Iraq. Gold Star Mothers Day is celebrated annually on the last Sunday in September to pay homage to the those who have lost a son or daughter while serving is the Armed Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason J. Brown/Released)