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Blue Star Mothers, wives, and visiting soldiers, Granada Relocation Center, Colorado, June 1943. Retired Army Capt. George H. Maines conceived the idea for the Blue Star Mothers after a conversation with General John Pershing. He ran a newspaper article in the Flint News Advertiser on January 22, 1942. A coupon was included in the article and ...
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — The Blue Star Mothers of Coastal Carolina is asking for donations as a deadline nears in efforts to place wreaths on the gravesites of fallen veterans. The goal of ...
American Gold Star Mothers, Inc. (AGSM), is a private [1] nonprofit organization [2] of American mothers who lost sons or daughters in service of the United States Armed Forces. It was originally formed in 1928 for mothers of those lost in World War I , and it holds a congressional charter under Title 36 § 211 of the United States Code . [ 3 ]
A service flag or service banner is a banner that family members of those serving in the United States Armed Forces can display. The flag or banner is officially defined as a white field with a red border, with a blue star for each family member serving in the Armed Forces of the United States during any period of war or hostilities.
Nov. 15—On Friday morning, kindergarteners in Mt. Juliet walked the hallway like trick-or-treaters and held out stockings at each station to fill them up with goodies for soldiers who can't come ...
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Gold Star Wives of America with Doug Jones at the United States Capitol in 2019.. The Gold Star Wives of America (Gold Star Spouses) (GSW) is a private nonprofit organization formed before the end of World War II that provides support for surviving spouses and children of those who lost their lives due to military service Armed Forces of the United States.
A Gold Star Lapel Button (left) and Next of Kin Lapel Button. A Gold Star Lapel Button in the United States is an official decoration authorized by an Act of Congress that is issued to the direct next of kin family members of service members who died in World War I, World War II, and subsequent armed hostilities in which the Armed Forces of the United States has been engaged.