Assemblywoman Revives Blue Star Tradition
Star Represents Active Service Member
POSTED: 3:12 p.m. PST March 31, 2003
UPDATED: 3:22 p.m. PST March 31, 2003
SAN DIEGO -- Assemblywoman Patricia Bates, R-Laguna Niguel, announced Monday at Camp Pendleton a plan to begin handing out blue stars to families to show support for troops overseas.
"Many of those Marines reside in our communities. We know them as neighbors, friends and family members. Sending a strong message of support to them from their home base and their hometown is critical to their morals and expresses our faith on them and their eventual safe return home," Bates said.
Display of the service star banner (pictured, left) first came about during World War I. During WWI and WWII most flags were hand made by mothers across the nation.
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.
For more information or to buy a Blue Star banner go to:
"Many of those Marines reside in our communities. We know them as neighbors, friends and family members. Sending a strong message of support to them from their home base and their hometown is critical to their morals and expresses our faith on them and their eventual safe return home," Bates said.
Display of the service star banner (pictured, left) first came about during World War I. During WWI and WWII most flags were hand made by mothers across the nation.
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.
For more information or to buy a Blue Star banner go to:
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