U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Christopher McPadden, U.S. Army Capability Requirements and Integration Command Concept Development and Learning Directorate director, cuts a cake with the mothers who attended the Gold Star Mother’s Day ceremony and candle-lighting at the Regimental Memorial Chapel at Fort Eustis, Va., Sept. 28, 2014. The Gold Star Mother’s Day is observed on the last Sunday of September every year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Nagle/Released)