/tags/gold-star-mothers Gold Star Mothers en-US Copyright Fri, 27 Oct 2017 09:00:20 GMT /books/2017-10-27/the-mother-of-a-late-navy-seal-pays-tribute-to-her-son-in-a-new-childrens-book A new children's book celebrates local Navy SEAL Charles Keating IV, who was tragically killed by Islamic State militants while serving in Iraq. His… Fri, 27 Oct 2017 09:00:20 GMT /books/2017-10-27/the-mother-of-a-late-navy-seal-pays-tribute-to-her-son-in-a-new-childrens-book Barbara Gray /history/2016-11-22/the-history-and-meaning-of-gold-star-mothers This summer, many Americans heard the phrases Gold Star Families and Gold Star Mothers for the first time. The terms come from the Service Flag that… Tue, 22 Nov 2016 09:00:00 GMT /history/2016-11-22/the-history-and-meaning-of-gold-star-mothers