A Gold Star banner or flag is flown by a family that lost a loved one to hostility or war. So many thousands of Gold Star banners generated from this almost twenty-year Global War on Terrorism.

Over time, two types of service flags were created. One banner had a white background, red border and blue star. The other had a white background, blue border and gold star.

Gold Star Mother's Day, held on the last Sunday in September, ... "When you see the star and the banner, you just know." But for those who don't know, she urged, try to understand.

When a service member died, the Blue Star was replaced with a Gold Star banner representing the sacrifice. Not too many years later, memorial markers started dotting our roadways and places where ...

PORT ANGELES — More than 50 military veterans, dignitaries and common citizens joined the family of a Navy Seabee whose death prompted a change in military protocol to dedicate a Gold Star banner in ...

Families walking into VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. (News4Jax) “In Honor of Lt. Chen.” One by one the names of some of those lost were read and their families accepted a Gold Star banner.

FORT LEE, Va. – Fueled by her brother’s memory, a Gold Star family member from nearby Chesterfield County continues an 11-year mission of ensuring fallen military members are not forgotten.

No matter which U.S. state you’re in, it’s not uncommon to come across a license plate emblazoned with a gold star, often alongside the words Gold Star Family or Gold Star Mother. The roots of ...

Americans hang Gold Star banners in their windows to represent a family member lost in service to our country. For one apartment complex in Denver, the banner represented a violation.

When a mother lost a child in combat or associated military service, she became a Gold Star mother, and a gold star adorned the banner. While honored for her sacrifice, it was “an honor no one ...

In Rensselaer County, Carrie Farley has a Gold Star banner that hangs outside her home. Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:27:46 GMT (1752082066755) Story Infinite Scroll ...

At noon today, members and friends of Buffalo’s West Side Rowing Club will gather – for the 70th time – at the club’s flagpole to honor its war dead. This ...