Kathryn Scott, Special to The Denver Post

Margaret Sebern, Vice President of the Denver chapter of the Gold Star Wives of America, wipes away a tear piece clutching a photograph of her husband she wears on her lap, Marine Corps Sgt. and U.S. Army CW3 Sean Sebern. Sean served 23 years in the military, including a year in Iraq. Sean died in 2016 from ALS.