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For Gold Star Mothers, A War Without End -- Time
Gold Star Mothers are women who have literally borne the troops that have made the ultimate sacrifice.
If you look closely next time you’re driving through a neighborhood, you may see a banner hanging in a window: a white field with a thick red border and a blue star in the center. The Service Flag, which has been around since World War I, indicates that a family has a son or a daughter, a spouse or a sibling, serving in the armed forces during a time of war. During World War II, it was not uncommon to see banners hanging in windows with three or four blue stars as multiple members of a family were fighting overseas.
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My Comment: The mother of a very good friend of mine lost her son when he was 21 years old. He was killed in a simple motorcycle accident, but as she told me years later .... she thinks of him everyday .... and with time the sorrow of loss only deepens.