Just how the next tradition began is unclear, but when a soldier died, the blue star was replaced by a gold one. In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson approved a recommendation by the Women’s ...

The father of a California soldier recently killed in Afghanistan says he felt disrespected and hurt by passengers who booed him and his family when they were on a flight to meet his son's remains.

not only toward Gold Star families but also in regards to our active duty.” Democrat Congresswoman totally fabricated what I said to the wife of a soldier who died in action (and I have proof).

Deborah is also an active member of American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., advocating for veterans and families of fallen soldiers. The Davids believe their son would be proud of the work they've done ...

“I don’t think anybody knew what ‘Gold Star’ was until several years into ... This February, Jake won his unit’s battalion-level contest for soldier of the year, then won the Guard ...

The Gold Star families of Spc ... kick off with a welcome from event organizer Trish Shallenberger, CEO of A Soldier’s Hands. A Soldier’s Hands is a partner of the Carry The Load Continuum ...

PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va . (WSAZ) - 55 planted apple trees each represent the 55 counties in West Virginia to honor post-9/11 ...

OZARK-Skipperville native and World War I Gold Star soldier 1st Lt. Peyton Van Dorn Deese, who died in France in 1918 at the age of 29, was commemorated Monday with the naming of the Ozark-Dale ...

In making her visits to Congress, Taylor said she’s also come to embrace the term, “Gold Star Mom.” Just saying the phrase still chokes her up. She recently joined Texas/Oklahoma Gold Star ...

A solemn artifact was returned to a soldier's family ... Joseph's mother was given the WWI Gold Star Mothers and Widows Pilgrimage Medal after she was able to visit his grave.