Gold Star families reach for new hope
Kathy Fildes, mother of deceased U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Andrew Stauffenberg, releases a butterfly during the Gold Star Mother’s Day ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Sept. 30, 2018. The butterfly release is a representation of the families’ transformation to their new normal as they adjust without their service member. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)