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Blue Star Mothers, wives, and visiting soldiers, Granada Relocation Center, Colorado, June 1943. Retired Army Capt. George H. Maines conceived the idea for the Blue Star Mothers after a conversation with General John Pershing. He ran a newspaper article in the Flint News Advertiser on January 22, 1942. A coupon was included in the article and ...
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 ...
On the last Sunday in September, Gold Star Mother's Day is observed in the U.S. in honor of Gold Star mothers, as established in Title 36 § 111 of the United States Code. [16] This was originally declared by Senate Joint Resolution 115 of June 23, 1936. [17] In 2009, Barack Obama proclaimed the observance as Gold Star Mother's and Families ...
Hansen has been the co-owner of Hansen & Sons Plumbing since 1986. She has been a member of the Blue Star Mothers of America and National Rifle Association of America since 2017. [2] In 2018, Hansen was elected to the Nevada Assembly, where she has been representing the 32nd district since November 7, 2018. [3] Hansen is a Republican. [2]
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The stadium was constructed in 1954 with funding from the Blue Star Mothers of America. It was originally used as a field for the patients of the VA Hospital to play softball. In 1993, the Frontier League began operations with the Chillicothe Paints playing in VA Memorial Stadium as one of the original 8 teams. The Paints organization with ...
Blue Star Memorial Highway marker on Interstate 81 northbound near New Market, Virginia. Blue Star Memorial Highways are highways in the United States that are marked to pay tribute to the U.S. armed forces. The National Council of State Garden Clubs, now known as National Garden Clubs, Inc., started the program in 1945 after World War II.
The bodies of a California mother of three and her 19-year-old son were found dead by her daughter days before the family was set to celebrate Christmas. Alicia Montejano, 43, and her son Reuel ...