What is a gold Star Soldier?

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Gold Star Families for Peace (GSFP) is a United States-based organization founded in January 2005 by individuals who lost family members in the Iraq War, and are thus entitled to display a Gold Star. It is considered an offshoot of Military Families Speak Out.
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can display a Gold Star Service Flag for service members who were killed or died, while serving in the Armed Forces, from causes other than dishonorable. The number of gold stars on the flag corresponds to with the number of individuals who were killed or died.
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What does the gold star mean in military?

If their service member died in service, the family replaced the blue star with a gold star. The gold star let the community know that their service member died or was killed while serving their country.
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What does being a gold star mean?

Informal. symbolic approval or recognition for outstanding merit or effort: You get the gold star for cooking such a gourmet dinner. anything that represents an outstanding effort or achievement: Her promotion was the gold star she'd been working for.
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What does a Gold Star family receive?

Benefits range from $25,000 to $100,000 depending on the nature of the loss. All service members who are insured in the SGLI program are automatically covered by TSGLI.
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What is a Gold Star military spouse?

A Gold Star Spouse is a husband or wife whose spouse passed away while serving in the U.S. military. They are the survivors of their fallen Soldiers. The U.S. Army annually recognizes April 5 as Gold Star Spouses day. Surviving military spouses share many experiences after they lose a loved one.
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What does a gold star on a ribbon mean?

Gold stars are worn with medals and ribbons issued by the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Public Health Service, and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, and United States Air Force to indicate the second and subsequent awards of a particular medal.
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What is the difference between Blue Star and Gold Star families?

Each blue star on the flag represents a service member in active duty. A gold star is displayed if a service member is killed in action or dies in service. If several stars are displayed by one family the gold star takes the honor of being placed at the top.
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What is a white star family?

A White Star family is someone who loses a loved one who served in the military to suicide. Losing a family member to combat or suicide are both are incredibly tragic, but it's an important distinction.
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How many gold Star spouses are there?

Service members don't serve alone. In 2015, there was a reported total of 1,728,710 family members who served alongside their Active Duty service member. Of that number, there were 1,076,803 children and 641,639 spouses.
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Do all veterans get a death benefit?

VA will pay up to $796 toward burial and funeral expenses for deaths on or after October 1, 2019 (if hospitalized by VA at time of death), or $300 toward burial and funeral expenses (if not hospitalized by VA at time of death), and a $796 plot-interment allowance (if not buried in a national cemetery).
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What is Blue Star military?

Today, families display these banners when they have a loved one serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. The blue star represents one family member serving, and a banner can have up to five stars. If the individual is killed or dies, a smaller golden star is placed over it.
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How do I prove my Gold Star Family?

The Gold Star family is one that has experienced a loss of a loved one–an immediate family member who died as the result of military service. Those who have died on duty leave behind parents, siblings, spouses, and children. Those left behind are recognized as Gold Star families.
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How do you get a gold star pin?

Gold Star Lapel Buttons are awarded to surviving family members of service members who have been killed in specific conflicts. You can request a pin by completing a DD Form 3 and returning it to the address listed on the form.
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What is the hardest medal to get in the military?

The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration that may be awarded by the United States government.
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It is awarded for gallantry in action:
  • While engaged in action against an enemy of the United States;
  • While engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or.
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Who was the most decorated soldier of all time?

Audie Murphy (1924–1971) was the most decorated soldier in US history, winning 24 medals from the Congressional Medal of Honor down. His exploits were the subject of To Hell and Back (USA, 1956), in which he starred as himself.
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What does a star mean in the military?

A service star is a miniature bronze or silver five-pointed star 3⁄16 inch (4.8 mm) in diameter that is authorized to be worn by members of the eight uniformed services of the United States on medals and ribbons to denote an additional award or service period.
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What is Purple Heart in military?

Currently, the Purple Heart, per regulation is awarded in the name of the President of the United States to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who, while serving under competent authority in any capacity with one of the U.S. Armed Services after April 5, 1917 has been wounded, killed, or has died after ...
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Can Gold Star families live on base?

That's because the legislation, known as the Gold Star Family Support and Installation Access Act of 2017, gives base access only to the families of troops who were killed in combat or by terrorists -- in other words, "Gold Star" family members. First, a few important details.
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How much money do families of fallen soldiers receive?

The death gratuity program provides for a special tax free payment of $100,000 to eligible survivors of members of the Armed Forces, who die while on active duty or while serving in certain reserve statuses. The death gratuity is the same regardless of the cause of death.
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What is blue Star?

Blue stars are stars that have at least 3 times the mass of the Sun and up. Whether a star has 10 times the mass of the Sun or 150 solar masses, it's going to appear blue to our eyes. An example of a blue star is the familiar Rigel, the brightest star in the constellation Orion and the 6th brightest star in the sky.
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Who qualifies as a Gold Star Mother?

When an active-duty service member dies, his or her mother automatically becomes a Gold Star Mother. It's a distinction that no mother wants, but it's one they wear proudly.
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What does a blue star in the window mean?

It's an American tradition to display a Blue Star Service Banner in the window of a home when a loved one is proudly serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. As Americans support troops deployed overseas, the Blue Star Service Banner is a reminder that war touches every neighborhood.
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What does a red star in a window mean?

The flag was designed to be displayed in the front window of peoples' homes, to indicate the number of family members serving the war effort as members of the Armed Services.
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What is a gold Star father?

Noun. gold star father (plural gold star fathers) (US military) the father of a member of the U.S. armed forces who was killed in action.
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What are the top 3 Army medals?

The five highest-ranking military medals for bravery in combat include the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC), the Navy Cross, the Air Force Cross and the Silver Star Medal.
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