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On May 28, 1918, President Woodrow Wilson approved a suggestion made by the Council of National Defense that, instead of wearing conventional mourning for relatives who have died in the service of their country, American women should wear a black band on the left arm with a gilt star on the band for each member of the family who has given his life for the nation.
Gold Star Fathers Act of 2014, proposed US law to expand preferred eligibility for federal jobs to the fathers of certain disabled or deceased veterans; Gold Star Wives of America, nonprofit organization supporting spouses and children of service members who died in World War II; All pages with titles containing Gold star
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.
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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.
The family of Army Sgt. Kyle W. Childress honored his legacy of service during Operation Iraqi Freedom at a recent ceremony in Indianapolis for the dedication of the new Indiana Gold Star Families ...
Hero of the Russian Federation, the medal succeeding the aforementioned Soviet medal, also awarded as a gold star; Gold Star Order, awarded in Vietnam; Gold Star Service Banner, United States service flag for family of members who died during military service; Gold 5/16 inch star, a United States ribbon device indicating an additional award
“It gets worse for Walz,” media personality Rob Smith captioned a clip of then-Rep. Walz speaking with a Gold Star family about mental health support for veterans. “Unearthed footage from ...