Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Oak Ridge Cemetery has a new monument: one to honor Gold Star families.

“The names on the monuments we see around us capture those who died in battle,” said mom Vonda Rodgers at Saturday’s unveiling. “But our Gold Star family community is bigger than that. We represent families who stood behind the names and families of active service members who died by accident, training, or illness.”

There are 151 such monuments around the nation.