Originally Posted by
katykwilt
I have never heard that gold stars represent death and we have been a military family and lived in 8 states in all four corners of the US. I wonder what those 5 star generals think of that! Not saying it isn't so, just that hadn't heard of it.
Gold Star (Moms) is an organization that's been around a while and they are gold stars because they lost a son, daughter, or spouse in a combat zone like Afghanistan or Iraq. We have a very active chapter here at Ft. Leavenworth, unfortunately. This organization dates at least from WWII and possibly even earlier.