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Media Coverage
National and local media are sharing the stories of Red Star Foundation, the Red Star Service Banner, and the families and lives behind our mission.
Explore independent news coverage highlighting our commitment to preventing suicide among current military, veterans and first responders, honoring families who have lost loved ones, and building stronger communities through hope, recognition and connection.
Red Star Foundation is a Clearwater, Florida, nonprofit that created the Red Star Service Banner to honor the service of those lost to suicide and to connect Red Star Families with support.
Military.com
By Kimberly O'Brien
A Military.com interview with Red Star Foundation CEO Jerry Shaffer. Shaffer describes suicide as a community injury and explains the foundation's peer-to-peer support model, the Red Star Banner and Pin, and its support for Red Star Families after a loss.
Stars and Stripes
By Buck McKeon
An opinion column by former U.S. Rep. Buck McKeon, a former chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. McKeon writes about veteran suicide and highlights founder Jerry Shaffer, the Red Star Service Banner and Pin, the Red Star Pledge and Red Star Voices.
We Are The Mighty
By Blake Stilwell
A feature on how Marine Corps veteran Jerry Shaffer founded Red Star Foundation after meeting the widow of an Army veteran who died by suicide. It explains the Red Star Service Banner and the foundation's peer-to-peer network for families left behind after a veteran or first responder suicide.
Every story below was independently reported or published by the outlet named. Each story appears once; when another outlet reprinted it, the reprint is listed under “Also Published On.”
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U.S. Veterans MagazineNovember 2026 issue, page 106
A Health & Wellness feature on the Red Star Service Banner and Red Star Foundation's support for families after a suicide loss. It covers the foundation's peer support, Red Star Voices and Code Red initiatives, and the introduction of H.R. 7815 in Congress.
We Are The Mighty
A feature on how Marine Corps veteran Jerry Shaffer founded Red Star Foundation after meeting the widow of an Army veteran who died by suicide. It explains the Red Star Service Banner and the foundation's peer-to-peer network for families left behind after a veteran or first responder suicide.
FOX 13 Tampa Bay
FOX 13's Mark Wilson reports on the inaugural Red Star Foundation Gala at The Motor Enclave in Tampa, which marked the official start of the foundation's mission. The report explains how the foundation supports Red Star Families who have lost a loved one in the military or law enforcement to suicide.
Military.com
A Military.com interview with Red Star Foundation CEO Jerry Shaffer. Shaffer describes suicide as a community injury and explains the foundation's peer-to-peer support model, the Red Star Banner and Pin, and its support for Red Star Families after a loss.
FOX 13 Tampa Bay
In an Unscripted interview posted on YouTube, FOX 13's Mark Wilson talks with founder Jerry Shaffer about why Red Star Foundation was created to support the families of service members and first responders lost to suicide. They also discuss the foundation's first gala.
FOX 13 Tampa Bay
FOX 13 reports that Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band would perform at Red Star Foundation's inaugural gala in Tampa. Founder Jerry Shaffer discusses the foundation's work to honor and support families of veterans and first responders who died by suicide.
Stars and Stripes
An opinion column by former U.S. Rep. Buck McKeon, a former chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. McKeon writes about veteran suicide and highlights founder Jerry Shaffer, the Red Star Service Banner and Pin, the Red Star Pledge and Red Star Voices.
FOX 13 Tampa Bay
FOX 13 tells the story of veteran Jose Pequeno, who was severely injured in Iraq. Red Star Foundation founder Jerry Shaffer surprised him with a new set of Marine Corps dress blues.
Orleans Hub
Orleans Hub profiles Medina, New York, natives Jerry Shaffer and Rich McAdoo, leaders of the new Red Star Foundation. The story describes the Red Star banner and pin that recognize the service of veterans and first responders who died by suicide.
NewsChannel 5 Nashville
NewsChannel 5 reports from the Over Never Out conference at Operation Stand Down Tennessee, where organizations discussed military suicide. The story notes that Red Star Foundation honored a conference participant and quotes founder Jerry Shaffer on the Red Star Families name.
Tampa Bay Times
The Tampa Bay Times reports on the launch of Red Star Foundation in Clearwater and its new Red Star Service Banner for families of veterans, service members and first responders who died by suicide. The story follows the widow of a 26-year military veteran whose death helped inspire the foundation.
Tampa Bay 28 (WFTS)
Tampa Bay 28 reports from Clearwater on the founding of Red Star Foundation by retired Marine Jerry Shaffer to honor and support the families left behind after veteran suicide. The report includes the widow of a Navy and Army veteran who died by suicide.
This page lists independent news reporting, television coverage, magazine features and clearly labeled commentary published by outside media. It does not include Red Star Foundation press releases, Red Star News articles, legislative records or partnership announcements. Media coverage does not mean an outlet endorses, sponsors or is affiliated with Red Star Foundation.
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