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Blue Star flag in window, June 2012. Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. (BSMA), is a private nonprofit organization in the United States that provides support for mothers who have sons or daughters in active service in the U.S. Armed Forces.
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — The Blue Star Mothers of Coastal Carolina is asking for donations as a deadline nears in efforts to place wreaths on the gravesites of fallen veterans. The goal of ...
American Gold Star Mothers, Inc. (AGSM), is a private [1] nonprofit organization [2] of American mothers who lost sons or daughters in service of the United States Armed Forces. It was originally formed in 1928 for mothers of those lost in World War I , and it holds a congressional charter under Title 36 § 211 of the United States Code . [ 3 ]
For example, the mother of a person who died in service is referred to as a "Gold Star mother", and the wife of an active service member is referred to as a "Blue Star wife". Charitable support organizations have been established for Gold Star mothers, Gold Star wives, Blue Star mothers, and Blue Star wives.
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The Silver Star Service Flag and Banner are symbols to remind Americans of the sacrifice made for them by so many. [4] The Silver Star Service Banner is reserved for those who have been wounded, contracted a serious illness or injury in a war zone. [10] The Silver Star Service Flag may be flown by anyone as a symbols of remembrance and honor.
In June 1962, Lutheran War Veterans Auxiliary, Gold Star Mothers and Blue Star Mothers, as a special place to pay tribute to veterans, dedicated Glen Eden's Veteran's Monument, now the focus of the Garden of Valor.
Some troops leave the battlefield injured. Others return from war with mental wounds. Yet many of the 2 million Iraq and Afghanistan veterans suffer from a condition the Defense Department refuses to acknowledge: Moral injury.