With a goal to "Honor and Remember" the many families who have lost a hero in military service, please join us to dedicate the Gold Star Families Memorial Marker at the William R. Gaines Jr. Veterans Memorial Park at 20499 Edgewater Drive, Port Charlotte, FL 33952 (East of the flag pole). Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 1:00 pm.

Ken Wint, from Gold Star Families, spoke of his brother Capt. Walter E. Wint Jr. — another Marine killed in Beirut. Capt. Wint was Gaines’ superior officer at the time of the bombing.