05/08/2025
๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ: Dear Gold Star Families and Friends, Iโm writing to share something very personal with those who have walked this journey with meโfrom the early days of heartbreak to the mission we now share together.
This Memorial Day 2025, twenty years after my son, Corporal George โTonyโ Lutz II, was killed in Fallujah, and seventeen years since the public unveiling of the Honor and Remember flag, Iโll be releasing a new book: Tragedy to Tribute.
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ https://bit.ly/Tragedy_to_Tribute. First shipment is planned for Memorial Day 2025.
It has taken years to finally tell the story of how Tonyโs loss led to the creation of the Honor and Remember Flag, and how a personal promise to never forget grew into a national movement. If youโve received a flag, stood with us at a ceremony, shared a name, a hug, or a storyโyou are part of this book.
Dennis Miller, who wrote the foreword, captured the heart of the mission with these words:
โAs George navigated the depths of despair involved in the five stages of grief, he seemingly, with Godโs help, entered a sixth stage. That stage being an indefatigability about never letting Tony and his sacred brethren ever be forgotten.โ
This book is for all of you. For every mother, father, spouse, sibling, child, and friend who carries the weight of a nameโand the light of a legacy.
You can pre-order the book, help spread the word and be part of bringing this message to more people than ever before.
Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for walking alongside meโand for keeping this flame burning.
With heartfelt gratitude,
George Lutz