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 ...

First created in 1997 by National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation founder Ben Haith, the banner is in red, white and blue ...

The Juneteenth flag will fly over some state capitols and city buildings on June 19. Here's what to know about the flag's history and meaning.

For a landlocked state in the desert, Nevada’s flag ... middle. At the top, the word “SILVER” was emblazoned, and at the bottom was the word “GOLD.” In between the words were 18 gold ...

In the middle ... U.S. state flag of Rhode Island is white and “anchored” by a gold anchor surrounded by 13 gold stars, representing the original 13 Colonies. Below the anchor is a blue ...

"The phrase 'Gold Star Family,' dates back to World War I, when military families displayed service flags featuring a blue star for every immediate family member serving in the Armed Forces.

Robert. L. Queisser was the first to hang a flag in his window that displayed a blue star for each living family member serving in the United States military. A gold star replaced a blue one when ...

"It is absolutely breathtaking," said Denise Singleton, president of the Blue Star Mothers of ... this center space where the flags are placed. "Once the Gold Star families say their loved ones ...

The design McCook settled on was a blue flag with a gold stripe. Smack dab in the middle was ... featuring a white base with two sky blue horizontal stripes. In the middle are four red six-sided stars ...