Bernice Fox, the widowed mother of Sgt. Jimmy Fox, loses her only child in Vietnam. Gold Star Mother reveals the lonliness, the despair and anguish she feels, from the moment she receives the phone call notifying her of his MIA status, through the weeks following his funeral. When she finally works up the courage to go through his personal effects that were returned with his body, she discovers a side of her son she never knew. Gold Star Mother is a heartwarming story of love, sacrafice and service. The conclusion will change your tears from sadness to joy.