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 ...

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

From 1905 to 1915, an early state flag was adorned with a large “NEVADA” in the middle. At the top, the word “SILVER” was emblazoned, and at the bottom was the word “GOLD.” ...

A gold star replaced a blue one when a family member was killed in service. Queisser patented this “service flag” in 1917 after the United States entered World War I.

The 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 ribbon bearing the ...

Gold Star parent Webster Reed looks to place more flags after placing one for his son, Staff Sgt. Johnathan Ray Reed, at the Memorial Day Garden of Flags and Ceremony hosted by the Blue Star ...

The design McCook settled on was a blue flag with a gold stripe. Smack dab in the middle was the city’s official seal. When you look at Philadelphia’s flag, that seal makes the whole thing look ...