by Kirk Alkire | Oct 11, 2019
I retired on 1 September 2008 after a 23-year career serving on active duty in the Army. My final assignment was with the 4th Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Airborne) during its 15-month deployment to Iraq. Our time there was in the middle of the surge, which was...
by Kirk Alkire | Jul 24, 2019
We continue to be so very humbled by each and every Gold Star that we assist through our outdoor adventures. They all carry an incredible load of grief on their backs which we do our very best to help lighten. Several months ago, we were contacted by New Jersey...
by Gold Star Peak, Inc. | Jun 9, 2019
“Self-Care and Wellness” We were humbled at the request and opportunity to support the mental health professionals from the Chris Kyle Patriots Hospital on a climb up Gold Star Peak yesterday. In support of PTSD Awareness month, we couldn’t think of a better date to...
by Kirk Alkire | Apr 14, 2019
I received a request from the Gold Star Parents of a fallen U.S. Navy Sailor. They have been following Gold Star Peak for awhile now. They proudly said the ashes of their son have been spread in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, the Continental Divide, Flag Mountain in...
by Gold Star Peak, Inc. | Aug 21, 2018
We were honored to guide 15 Gold Stars with the Travis Manion Foundation to summit recently. The climb was filled with tons of laughter, tears, and amazing stories of their fallen heroes that we will never forget. “If not me, then who…”...
by Gold Star Peak, Inc. | May 29, 2018
We spent a very powerful Memorial Day in the mountains leading a group of Gold Star Families, Veterans and families to the summit of Gold Star Peak and Mount POW/MIA. Once on the summit we presented the newly minted Gold Star Peak coins to our Gold Star Families, the...
by Gold Star Peak, Inc. | Apr 19, 2018
Almost every climb to the Gold Star Peak summit includes a few curious Dall Sheep that seem rather comfortable with us passing through. Hopefully on our next climb, we’ll get a chance to see the newest ewes to the...
by Gold Star Peak, Inc. | Apr 9, 2018
The sister of SFC Liam J. Nevins, a U.S. Army Soldier who died in Afghanistan in 2013, completes her trek to the Gold Star Peak summit in honor of her fallen brother. SFC Liam J. Nevins of Denver, Colorado was assigned to 5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group. SFC...
by Gold Star Peak, Inc. | Feb 28, 2018
By Sean Kimmons, Army News Service – February 28, 2018 FORT MEADE, Md. — Just over a decade ago, former 1st Sgt. Kirk Alkire’s unit lost more than 50 Soldiers — three of whom were captured and executed by insurgents — during an intense...
by Gold Star Peak, Inc. | Feb 16, 2018
On February 16, 2018, Kirk Alkire led commanders from the U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment “BOBCATS” to the top of Gold Star Peak, making this the first recorded ascent to the peak since it was federally recognized as Gold Star Peak. The...
