{"id":4800,"date":"2023-05-08T12:21:49","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T12:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/national-memorial-day-concert\/?page_id=4800"},"modified":"2025-05-21T18:15:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T18:15:39","slug":"gold-star-family-resilience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/national-memorial-day-concert\/concert\/featured-stories\/gold-star-family-resilience\/","title":{"rendered":"Graham Family Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div  class=\" wp-block-pbs-blocks-row no-image\">\n\n            \n    <div class=\"wp-block-pbs-blocks-col no-image has-background-size-large has-parallax has-aspect-ratio\" >\n        <div class=\"content\">\n\n                            \n    <div class=\"wp-block-pbs-blocks-col no-image\" >\n        <div class=\"content\">\n\n                            \n<div class=\"wp-block-pbs-blocks-media-card has-video\" >\n        \n                    <div class=\"responsive_embed\">\n                <div class=\"responsive_embed_inner\">\n                                        <iframe id=\"video_4181\"\n                    width=\"100%\"\n                    allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen\n                            frameborder=\"0\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/player.pbs.org\/partnerplayer\/d4jwMCKzYAzYAcsVZQhP-w==\/?start=0&amp;end=0&amp;topbar=false&amp;autoplay=false&amp;endscreen=true\">\n                    <\/iframe>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                \n        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"wp-block-pbs-blocks-col no-image has-aspect-ratio has-blue-background-color\" style=\"background-color:#1c2838;\">\n        <div class=\"content\">\n\n                            \n<div class=\"wp-block-pbs-blocks-content has-pdt-60 has-pdb-60 has-pdl-60 has-pdr-60\">\n    <div class=\"content\">\n                \n\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color:#d3c8a8\" class=\"tadv-color\">GOLD STAR FAMILY<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">THE GRAHAM FAMILY&#8217;S STORY<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div  class=\" wp-block-pbs-blocks-row no-image\">\n\n            \n    <div class=\"wp-block-pbs-blocks-col no-image has-light-blue-background-color\" style=\"background-color:#a4c8ec;\">\n        <div class=\"content\">\n\n                            \n<div class=\"wp-block-pbs-blocks-content has-pdt-60 has-pdb-60 has-pdl-60 has-pdr-60\">\n    <div class=\"content\">\n                \n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">THE GRAHAM FAMILY&#8217;S STORY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Performed by Joe Mantegna and Jean Smart<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>2022 National Memorial Day Concert<\/em><br><em>underscore music from the National Symphony Orchestra<\/em><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#91816d;\" class=\" wp-block-pbs-blocks-row no-image has-dark-gold-background-color\">\n\n            \n    <div class=\"wp-block-pbs-blocks-col no-image has-background-size-medium has-background-bottom-center-position has-parallax\" >\n        <div class=\"content\">\n\n                            \n<div class=\"wp-block-pbs-blocks-content has-pdt-60 has-pdb-60 has-pdl-60 has-pdr-60\">\n    <div class=\"content\">\n                \n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-white-color wp-block-paragraph\">The cost of every war is high\u2026 and Operation Iraqi Freedom was no exception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-white-color wp-block-paragraph\">In under eight months Maj. General Mark Graham, USA (Ret.) and his wife Carol suffered the loss of their two sons. 2LT Jeff Graham, killed in Iraq by an IED blast and Senior ROTC Cadet Kevin Graham, who lost his battle with depression. Their sons died fighting different battles, but both dedicated their lives to serving the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-white-color wp-block-paragraph\">The Grahams\u2019 story shares their journey through grief, healing and their decision to spend their lives helping others receive mental health and other critical support.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"wp-block-pbs-blocks-col has-image has-background-size-large has-background-center-position has-aspect-ratio has-dark-gold-background-color\" style=\"background-color:#91816d;background-image:url('https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/national-memorial-day-concert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/unnamed.jpg');\">\n        <div class=\"content\">\n\n                                                <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#e1e7ec;\" class=\" wp-block-pbs-blocks-row no-image has-light-gray-background-color\">\n\n            \n    <div class=\"wp-block-pbs-blocks-col no-image has-background-size-large has-background-center-position has-parallax has-aspect-ratio has-blue-background-color\" style=\"background-color:#1c2838;\">\n        <div class=\"content\">\n\n                            \n<div class=\"wp-block-pbs-blocks-media-card has-video\" >\n        \n                    <div class=\"responsive_embed\">\n                <div class=\"responsive_embed_inner\">\n                                        <iframe id=\"video_4157\"\n                    width=\"100%\"\n                    allow=\"accelerometer; 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