She was honorably discharged from the ANC in April 1953.The exact origins of this pin are unknown. It's possible that Lomax wore the pin after her retirement from the ANC as a patriotic symbol or as a ...

The pin features a gold star with a purple background surrounded by laurel leaves. According to law, the United States military must present the lapel pin to the immediate family member of the ...

Members wear the Gold Star Lapel Button, also called the Gold Star pin, that is given to a mother of a deceased military member by the U.S. Department of Defense. It is a gold star with a purple ...

Congress' probe into the safety of the military's V-22 Osprey last summer following multiple deadly crashes has been stalled for nearly a year, angering Gold Star family members who lost loved ...

About 60 people gathered Saturday to honor nearly 115 of those who died while serving in the U.S. military at the Gold Star Families Memorial Service.

New legislation seeks to remove a cap that allows surviving spouses, called Gold Star spouses, to retain health care coverage through Tricare, the military’s health care program, as an “active ...

The pin, worn by the chairman of the F.C.C., raises some questions. By Vanessa Friedman The author has covered political image-making and its influences since Bush v. Gore, including Volodymyr ...

The fifth annual Gold Star Mothers and Family Luminary event is Sunday at the Gold Star Family Memorial Monument on the grounds of the Northern Nevada State Veterans home, 36 Battle Born Way in Sparks ...