Fox News apologized Saturday to a Gold Star family for publishing a false story last month claiming that the family had to pay $60,000 to ship the remains of their fallen relative back from Afghanistan because the Pentagon refused to pay.
Fox News apologized Saturday to a Gold Star family for publishing a false story last month claiming that the family had to pay $60,000 to ship the remains of their fallen relative back from Afghanistan because the Pentagon refused to pay.
It's slang. Families used to put a blue star on their house. If they had a member who was deployed. The star would be changed to gold if the family member was killed in service.
Your guess is incorrect. When people lose a loved one, they are grieving and will choose to put up a flag if they want. It's not mandatory, it's not an award, and not given by the Pentagon.
There is also a Gold Star Medal that can be awarded for soldiers who acted in valor.
That's not where the term comes from though. The term comes from slang from a tradition where families would put a blue star on their home. If they had a soldier who has been deployed. They would change the star to gold if the soldier was killed in service.