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 ...

The Navy Gold Star Program is a new, comprehensive program designed for families of service members who die while on active duty. The program provides a level of long-term assistance and support ...

Air Force Gold Star family members (parents ... For more Air Force news, visit the Military.com Air Force section. For more military family support resources, visit the Military.com Spouse ...

U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) commander Col. John Nelson provided keynote remarks at a ceremony dedicating Arizona’s ...

A former Army financial counselor who siphoned millions of dollars from life insurance funds in a fraud scheme targeting Gold ...

A Gold Star families memorial ... and Berry is his cousin. Army PFC, Ryan Hill, was 20 when he died in action in Iraq on Jan. 20, 2007, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his ...

A former financial counselor with the US Army has pleaded guilty to defrauding grieving Gold Star families out of millions of dollars worth of life insurance payments, the Department of Justice ...