With the assistance of the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit and others, an unnamed peak on the North Shore has been renamed Gold Star Peak in honor of soldiers from the area who died in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.

There will be a ceremony to dedicate the peak on Sept. 6 at 11am at Lakeview Commons.

Gold Star Peak is between Mount Watson and Martis Peak. The peak’s name, Gold Star, comes from the Gold Star lapel pin that was established by an act of Congress in 1947 to identify next of kin of service members killed in combat.

Gold Star Peak will honor Pfc. Brandon Williams, Sgt. Tim Smith and Spc. Garrett Fant.

A bronze memorial plaque commemorating Gold Star Peak will be unveiled at the ceremony in South Lake Tahoe.