The official groundbreaking for the Elkins Gold Star Families Memorial Monument took place at the All-Veterans Memorial Park ...

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 ...

Becoming a Gold Star Mother is a profound and bittersweet distinction that no mother deserves or wants, yet many carry the distinction with a sense of pride and honor. It signifies that a mother ...

Though they were allowed to stay, he said, it was made clear the event was for Gold Star families. “To this day,” Andy Weiss ...