Friends of the Greater Plainwell Veterans Memorial Inc

05/31/2026

05/29/2026

One day, a veteran’s funeral could be missing something most Americans assume will always be there.

No rifle salute.
No sounding of Taps.
No folded flag presented by someone who understands the weight of that moment.

Not because people stopped caring.

Because in many communities, the volunteer honor guards who provide these final military rites are aging, shrinking, and struggling to find new members.

These men and women show up in the heat, cold, rain, and snow to make sure a veteran’s final goodbye is carried out with dignity. Many pay for their own uniforms, gear, and travel because they believe no veteran should be laid to rest without honor.

But they cannot carry this mission alone forever.

At Operation Honor Guard, we are working to support honor guards, raise awareness, recruit new members, and help ensure every eligible veteran receives the final military honors they earned.

Please share this post so more people understand what is at stake.

Because the sound of Taps should never disappear from a veteran’s funeral.

05/29/2026

Green Star Families was not created in a boardroom.
It was created through heartbreak, loss, and witnessing the painful reality that too many families impacted by veteran su***de felt invisible.

Founder Matt Cahill experienced this personally through the loss of family, service members he served beside, including Green Beret Andrew McCaffrey, whose loss deeply impacted those around him and the military community.

But what stayed with Matt just as much as the loss itself… were the families left behind.

The wives crying because they no longer felt they belonged anywhere. The mothers searching for understanding.
The children trying to make sense of unimaginable grief. The families carrying the weight of loss quietly and often alone.

Many did not feel seen.
Many did not know where they fit.
And too often, they felt forgotten.

That is where Green Star Families began in 2021.

Not for attention.
Not for ownership.
But because these families deserved to be acknowledged, supported, and honored too.

These families do not need another “fix all” program.
They need understanding.
They need recognition.
And they deserve to know where they belong within the long-standing tradition of honoring military families.

From the beginning, our mission has remained focused on compassionate awareness, education, and national recognition efforts surrounding the proposed Green Star Banner for Veterans —modeled after the long-standing tradition of service banners honoring military families.

We believe this mission should always be approached with integrity, honesty, transparency, compassion, and respect for the families carrying this grief every single day.

Since 2021, Green Star Families has continued working to:
• Share the stories of surviving families
• Advocate for respectful national recognition
• Support awareness surrounding veteran su***de loss
• Work alongside legislators, veterans, families, and supporters nationwide

At the heart of this mission are the families left behind.

No family should feel invisible.

05/26/2026

05/25/2026

Memorial Day Weekend 2026

⭐️Gone, but Never Forgotten ⭐️

05/23/2026

This Memorial Day, we remember the veterans who should still be here.

Green Star Families of America is inviting supporters across the country to add “One Mark for the Missing” to their American flag display, a quiet mark of remembrance for veterans lost to su***de and the families left behind.

It doesn’t have to be elaborate. A green-painted finial tip, green tape, a ribbon, or even a green marker. Simple. Respectful. Visible.

For too many families, su***de remains surrounded by silence, stigma, and invisibility. This small green mark is a way to say:

You mattered.
Your service mattered.
Your family is not forgotten.

As we honor those who served this Memorial Day, we also stand beside the families carrying a loss too often left unspoken.

💚 One Mark for the Missing
💚 A quiet mark of remembrance
💚 No family left invisible

Add your green mark, share your photo, and tag Green Star Families of America so we can honor these families together.

05/23/2026

This Memorial Day, gather the family, place your flags, and help us honor the veterans who should still be here.

Add “One Mark for the Missing” to your American flag display with a simple green-painted tip, ribbon, tape, or marker — a quiet mark of remembrance for veterans lost to su***de and the families left behind.

For too many families, this loss is carried silently. This Memorial Day, we want them to know:
We see you.
We remember with you.
And you are not alone.

Show us your flags. Share your photos. Tag Green Star Families of America and help us spread remembrance across the country.