By Laura DeRoo
Blue Star Mothers of America (BSMA) is a nonprofit veteran service organization that supports our Troops, our Veterans, and the families of each. BSMA started in Flint, Michigan on February 1, 1942. Laura will be sharing the history, who is eligible to join and how you can help.
Laura is married and mother of five children. Her only son was killed in combat in Iraq, August 20, 2006. Having witnessed the fear and anxiety Gabriel’s death triggered in local military moms, Laura was led to start a local chapter of Blue Star Mothers of America Inc. In 2011 she started a local Chapter of America Gold Star Mothers and is currently the President of her Chapter and of the Department of Michigan Chapter.
