The term Gold Star family is a modern reference that comes from the Service Flag. These flags/banners were first flown by families during World War I. The flag included a blue star for every ...

Two of the blue stars on the banner rolled up in the shoebox were covered with gold stars after a 24-year-old son died at Camp Dix on Oct. 3, 1918, and a 22-year-old son was killed two weeks later ...

How Nevada got its blue state flag, ... In between the words were 18 gold stars and 18 silver stars to represent the 36th state ... It placed “Nevada” in a circle around the star in the flag.

The term Gold Star family is a modern reference that comes from the Service Flag. These flags/banners were first flown by families during World War I. The flag included a blue star for every ...