Gold Star widow's Memorial Day request to visit her husband's Arlington grave sparks viral response

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. 'Fox & Friends' hosts discuss the DNC's controversial Memorial Day tweet, which politicized fallen heroes in an attack on President Donald Trump, drawing criticism from Democrats Tammy Duckworth and Jason Crow. The widow of a fallen U.S. soldier said she was not expecting much when she asked strangers to visit her husband's grave over Memorial Day weekend, but was deeply moved after her request reached millions online. "This is probably a long shot, but if anybody happens to be in DC this weekend and plans on visiting Arlington, I would love to see a fresh photo of my husband’s grave in Section 60," Sharrell Shaw wrote Sunday on X about her husband, Army Staff Sgt. Alan Shaw, who was killed during an operation in Iraq on Feb. 9, 2007. "There’s just something about knowing people still stop by, still say his name, still remember," she added. Shaw told