It was not until 1947 that Congress designated the version we know today -- the Gold Star lapel ... the pin or button, you must be one of the following relatives of the deceased: Military benefits ...

free lapel pin commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War in person at Army and Air Force Exchange Service stores, some commissary locations or at partner events outside military gates ...

Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey, (Ret.) after being pinned with the Vietnam Veteran lapel pin by MSgt Rob Wilkins (USAF Ret.), Military Evangelist for HistoryNet, The Military Times, and Defense News ...

As test pilots, the Mercury astronauts earned their wings from their respective branches of the U.S. military ... A silver version of the lapel pin, like the type being presented to the Group ...

The full story behind Tom Hanks’ quixotic Oscar night accessory -- a simple numeral 6 pin on his left lapel -- was finally ... program aimed at helping U.S. military veterans.

The previous October, an Iowa ABC reporter had asked him a similar question, to which Obama replied that he had worn one after 9/11, but soon noticed, “people wearing a lapel pin but not acting ...