Katherine Cresto

Public Affairs & Strategic Comms. Photographer. Fintech. USC Trojan✌️. CA Native. Illegitimi Non Carborundum. MY tweets ≠ my employers'

[SharrellAnne @SharrellAnne2]

Last night, I made a simple request on X. I asked if anybody visiting Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day would stop by Alan’s grave and leave a photo for our family.

What happened next honestly caught me off guard.

By this afternoon, dozens of Americans from all walks of life had made the walk to Section 60 to visit SSG Alan W. Shaw. Veterans. Families. Complete strangers. People who had never met Alan, but chose to honor him anyway.

For one day on social media, people put aside the constant noise and negativity and came together for something bigger than themselves. My notifications filled with photos, kind messages, prayers, and stories from people honoring not just Alan, but so many of our fallen heroes.

I don’t think people fully understand what moments like this mean to Gold Star families. The fear is never just losing them. It’s losing them slowly over time as the world moves on and fewer people remember their name.

But today showed me that Alan will never be forgotten.

After years of watching social media reward some of the worst parts of humanity, today gave me a reminder that the good is still out there too.

Thank you to every single person who stopped by to visit Alan today, said his name, shared his story, or took a moment to honor the fallen.

This right here is the America Alan knew and loved enough to fight and die for.

And today, y’all showed us all that it’s still here and it’s still worth fighting for. 🇺🇸

[Guy Benson @guypbenson]

Read the replies ❤️

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

Today, hundreds of thousands of Americans unite to honor Charlie Kirk—his vision, his mission, his impact, and his deep love for this nation.

Charlie Kirk was one of one. A life devoted to faith, freedom, and America. ❤️ In tribute to Charlie:

[Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson]

Inside look at State Farm Stadium ahead of Charlie Kirk’s Memorial.

Patriots are flooding in 🇺🇸

[Katherine Cresto @kcresto]

YouTube Livestream of @charliekirk11 's memorial is working better for me right now https://t.co/rZG1EeeJt4

[Katherine Cresto @kcresto]

It’s tragic we don’t have Charlie with us here anymore but we know he is with our Heavenly Father now. He was fighting for Him here and will be fighting for Him in heaven.

[Katherine Cresto @kcresto]

Still in shock. Absolutely horrifying and heartbreaking loss of @charliekirk11. I can’t imagine the pain his beautiful family is in right now. They are in my family’s prayers.

[Katherine Cresto @kcresto]

“The American Way of Life means you speak your mind without retribution.” - @charliekirk11

[Charlie Kirk @charliekirk11]

Get married, have kids, and stop partying into oblivion.

Leave a legacy, be courageous.

Happy Sunday

God Bless all the parents out there

🙏

[Katherine Cresto @kcresto]

Points for creativity to the Girl Scouts at my metro stop... 📢 “You could be in your house for weeks! Get your Girl Scout cookies now!” #CoronaVirus

[Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze]

ROFL

[Katherine Cresto @kcresto]

Lawmakers grill Amazon, eBay executives over online counterfeits
https://t.co/XvNRnf2Dna

[Symone D. Sanders Townsend @SymoneDSanders]

I broke a nail. #SuperTuesday