Gabbard honors wish of Gold Star Wife to visit husband’s grave at Arlington National Cemetery
Tulsi Gabbard visited the grave of Staff Sergeant Alan W. Shaw at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day after a request from his widow on social media. The visit was a heartfelt gesture honoring the soldier who was killed in Iraq in 2007. Gabbard expressed gratitude for Shaw's sacrifice and left a commemorative coin at the grave.
- ▪Tulsi Gabbard visited the grave of Staff Sergeant Alan W. Shaw at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day.
- ▪Shaw's widow made a request on social media for someone to take a picture of her husband's grave.
- ▪Gabbard left an official coin at the grave and expressed gratitude for Shaw's sacrifice.
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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard visited the grave of Staff Sergeant Alan W. Shaw at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day. Under normal circumstances, Gabbard’s visit would be an extraordinary gesture, honoring the life and legacy of a soldier killed in combat. However, what happened on Monday was no ordinary circumstance. Gabbard visited Shaw’s gravestone after his wife made a plea on the social media platform X. Shaw was killed in action in Iraq on Feb. 9, 2007, according to a social media post by Gold Star Wife Sharrell Anne Shaw. On Sunday, May 24, she made a request on X for anyone visiting Arlington National Cemetery, kindly asking someone to possibly take a picture of her husband’s grave since she was unable to be there.
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