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To: ColdOne

I believe it started in WWII. If a person was killed a Gold Star was hung in the window of the parents.

5 posted on 08/03/2016 2:35:17 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican ("...if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it..." Acts 5:39)

To: VerySadAmerican

Blue star for each son in the service, gold star for any that died in service.

19 posted on 08/03/2016 2:48:55 PM PDT by ichabod1 (Make America Normal Again)

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