Support for Gold Star families

We offer events, programs, and ceremonies to honor the 333 (as of 4/23) Illinois heroes and their families. The Service Flags. The Service Flag displayed from homes, places of business, churches, schools, etc., to indicate the number of members of the family or ... Apr 5, 2021 ... Since then, the Gold Star has symbolized the spouses and family members of those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Every year on April 5, America ... Mar 6, 2024 ... America's Gold Star Families honors our fallen heroes who served in the United States Armed Forces and care for their survivors through programs ... The registrar shall issue to the applicant the appropriate vehicle registration, a set of "gold star family" license plates with a validation sticker, or a ... Sep 24, 2019 ... The phrase “Gold Star Family,” dates back to World War I, when military families displayed service flags featuring a blue star for every ... If their service member died while in service, the family replaced the blue star with a gold star to let the community know that their service member was killed ... A Gold Star Family Plate can be issued, without charge, to spouses, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, and grandchildren of members of the U.S. ... Aug 31, 2022 ... Gold Star identification cards are now available to the spouses, domestic partners, civil union partners, and children of military members who died while ... Sep 19, 2017 ... Gold Star families are survivors of military service members who lost their lives during armed hostilities, acts of terrorism and certain deployments.