"Stephanie Veale
Staff writer
(February 10, 2008) — When a mother loses a child in war, she goes from being a Blue Star Mother to a Gold Star Mother.
Today, more than a dozen families of servicemen and -women with ties to upstate New York, all of whom lost loved ones in Iraq or Afghanistan, will receive Gold Star banners at a ceremony and luncheon in Webster.
Blue Star Mothers of America Inc. is a national organization for mothers who have children serving or who have served in the military. Families with children on active duty can display a service flag, with a blue star at the center, in the window of their home. If the child is killed, a banner with a gold star is hung in its place to mark the sacrifice."
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