"For one group of Americans, the fact that we are at war is ever forefront in their minds. They are the parents and family members of young people serving in the military."
On March 9, the local group gathered at Francisco's Restaurante y Cantina to say farewell to President Diane Ridings, who, with her husband, Tom, is moving to Texas.
In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson approved, upon the suggestion of the Women's Committee of the Council of National Defense, that mother's who had lost a child in the military could wear a gold star on her black armband of mourning. Nowadays, mothers who lose a child may cover the blue star with a gold one.
Locally, new President Cindy Bernard and Vice President Jill Coddington will carry on. Blue Star Moms is a nonprofit and welcomes new members.
Call Bernard at 799-1021 or Coddington at 259-1813 or 903-9704 to learn more.
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On March 9, the local group gathered at Francisco's Restaurante y Cantina to say farewell to President Diane Ridings, who, with her husband, Tom, is moving to Texas.
In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson approved, upon the suggestion of the Women's Committee of the Council of National Defense, that mother's who had lost a child in the military could wear a gold star on her black armband of mourning. Nowadays, mothers who lose a child may cover the blue star with a gold one.
Locally, new President Cindy Bernard and Vice President Jill Coddington will carry on. Blue Star Moms is a nonprofit and welcomes new members.
Call Bernard at 799-1021 or Coddington at 259-1813 or 903-9704 to learn more.
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It is truly an honor to be a Blue Star Mother!
~AM
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