Sept. 22, 2017

Honoring Gold Star Families

The fate of the Sullivan Brothers is known by many as story of heroism, service and sacrifice. All five were killed in action when their ship, the USS Juneau (CL-52), was sunk by an enemy torpedo on November 13, 1942 during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. As a direct result the U.S. War Department adopted the "Sole Survivor Policy," designed to