Noun
Gold Star (plural Gold Stars)
(military) A high-level military service award (medal).
An award for outstanding achievement.
(in compounds, US military) A relative of a U.S. soldier when the latter has been killed in action.
a gold-star mother
FORT IRWIN, Calif. — The National Training Center and Fort Irwin observed Gold Star Families Remembrance Week with several events during September A resolution was passed in 2018 to designate this week to honor families of fallen services members. Source: Internet
A humanitarian thread runs through her offerings; in addition to big bows, she also sells Autism awareness ribbons, breast cancer loops and “generic cause ribbons” that honor gold star families, among other groups. Source: Internet
Also featured reciting parts of the preamble in a pre-recorded video from separate locations were Gold Star father Khizr Khan and retired Major General Frank Vivala. Source: Internet
IDYLLWILD (CNS) – Starting Wednesday and continuing for the foreseeable future, the San Bernardino National Forest will admit active-duty and veterans of the U.S. Armed Services, as well as Gold Star families, to all recreational use areas for free. Source: Internet
For 27 years, the Gold Star widows had made this a priority and nothing got done. Source: Internet
In May 1939, the College of Arms granted a crest (a gold lion resting a paw on a battery stamp) and supporters (two sable antelope, each with a gold mural crown around its neck and a gold star on its shoulder). Source: Internet