“Forever Loved, Never Forgotten”

The Navy Gold Star Program is eternally grateful for the sacrifice of those Service Members who have died in service to our country. To help us to never forget, we have set up this tribute page to honor and remember the memory of those lives. If you would like to honor the memory of your Sailor, Soldier, Marine, Airman or Coast Guardsman through the Navy Gold Star website please submit your thoughts and a photo.

My dad, HM1 Jack Young was a Navy "lifer". During his career, he served on the USS Missouri during the Korean War, on the USS Swerve in the early 60's, and gave his all on March 11, 1969 near Da Nang in Vietnam. He was a corpsman for all 20+ years of his Navy life. Though I was only 2 when he was killed, he is such a huge part of me. I may not remember him, but he'll never be forgotten. I love you, Daddy...