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That Knock at the Door

Author : Holly S. Fenelon
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 9781475925388
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (253 download)

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Download or read book That Knock at the Door written by Holly S. Fenelon and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A blue star for each family member serving in Americas military a gold star if that life was lost in defense of the nations freedom. IN WORLD WAR I, the American tradition of the service flag began. Families displayed a simple fabric banner with a blue star for each family member serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. If a family member died in the nations service, a gold star covered that individuals blue star on the family service flag. Not a symbol of mourning, the gold star represented the familys pride and the honor and glory accorded to that individual for making the supreme sacrifice in defense of the Americas freedom. Soon, the term gold star mother came to be used to identify and honor women who had lost a son or daughter in wartime military service. Following the war, as the nation focused its attention on those veterans who had returned whole in mind and body, gold star mothers served as a constant reminder of the true cost of war. In 1928, a group of these women formed American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., an organization created to honor those who had died by being of service to veterans and their families in need, supporting gold star families, and caring for veterans who had returned with physical, emotional and psychological wounds. From that humble beginning, American Gold Star Mothers, Inc. has become an icon of national service, opening its membership time and again to gold star mothers of later wars and conflicts, including Iraq and Afghanistan. Their amazing legacy of service is an important yet largely unknown chapter in American history. This book presents the story of gold star mothers in America and the first comprehensive history of American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., drawn from nearly a century of archival materials. The fascinating story of the strong women who honored their fallen sons and daughters by dedicating themselves to the service of veterans and peace is both compelling and inspiring.

American Gold Star Mothers

Author : Holly S. Fenelon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780982411766
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book American Gold Star Mothers written by Holly S. Fenelon and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

American Gold Star Mothers

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Total Pages : 2 pages
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Download or read book American Gold Star Mothers written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This brochure details the origins, history, and membership information of the American Gold Star Mothers.

The History of the American Gold Star Mothers Inc

Author : Della Towne Blake
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 4 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (413 download)

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Download or read book The History of the American Gold Star Mothers Inc written by Della Towne Blake and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

American Gold Star Mothers

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Total Pages : 2 pages
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Download or read book American Gold Star Mothers written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This brochure details the mission of the American Gold Star Mothers and who they serve.

American Gold Star Mothers, Inc

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 18 pages
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Download or read book American Gold Star Mothers, Inc written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Star for Mrs. Blake

Author : April Smith
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0307948803
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book A Star for Mrs. Blake written by April Smith and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2014-09-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An emotionally charged historical novel based on the Gold Star Mothers. Cora Blake never dreamed she’d go to Paris. She’s hardly ever left the small fishing village where she grew up. Yet in the summer of 1931, she is invited to travel to France with hundreds of other Gold Star Mothers, courtesy of the U.S. government, to say goodbye to their fallen sons, American casualties of World War I who were buried overseas. Chaperoned by a dashing West Point officer, Cora’s group includes the wife of an immigrant chicken farmer; a housemaid; a socialite; a former tennis star in precarious mental health; and dozens of other women from all over the country. Along the way, the women will forge lifelong friendships as they face a death, a scandal, and a secret revealed.

American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., History

Author : American Gold Star Mothers, Inc
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (554 download)

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Download or read book American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., History written by American Gold Star Mothers, Inc and published by . This book was released on 1960* with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Gold Star Mother Pilgrimages of the 1930s

Author : John W. Graham
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 078649199X
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book The Gold Star Mother Pilgrimages of the 1930s written by John W. Graham and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-03-14 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the first World War, a flag with a gold star identified families who had lost soldiers. Grieving women were "Gold Star" mothers and widows. Between 1930 and 1933, the United States government took 6,654 Gold Star pilgrims to visit their sons' and husbands' graves in American cemeteries in Belgium, England, and France. Veteran Army officers acted as tour guides, helping women come to terms with their losses as they sought solace and closure. The government meticulously planned and paid for everything from transportation and lodging to menus, tips, sightseeing, and interpreters. Flowered wreaths, flags, and camp chairs were provided at the cemeteries, and official photographers captured each woman standing at her loved one's grave. This work covers the Gold Star pilgrimages from their launch to the present day, beginning with an introduction to the war and wartime burial. Subsequent topics include the legislative struggle and evolution of the pilgrimage bill; personal pilgrimages, including that of the parents of poet Joyce Kilmer; the role of the Quartermaster Corps; the segregation controversy; a close examination of the first group to travel, Party A of May 1930; and the results of the pilgrimage experience as described by participants, observers, organizers, and scholars, researched through diaries, letters, scrapbooks, interviews, and newspaper accounts.

American Gold Star Mothers Incorporated to Whom it May Concern: be it Known on this Seventh Day of May in the Year of Our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-nine the National Organization of American Gold Star Mothers Does Hereby Grant A Charter Unto a Chapter in Massachusetts to be Known as Southbridge Chapter, Southbridge, Massachusetts ...

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Author : American Gold Star Mothers, Inc
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Total Pages : 1 pages
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Download or read book American Gold Star Mothers Incorporated to Whom it May Concern: be it Known on this Seventh Day of May in the Year of Our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-nine the National Organization of American Gold Star Mothers Does Hereby Grant A Charter Unto a Chapter in Massachusetts to be Known as Southbridge Chapter, Southbridge, Massachusetts ... written by American Gold Star Mothers, Inc and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

They Shall Live: in the Words of America's Gold Star Mothers

Author : Daniel Roberts
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781479346905
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (469 download)

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Download or read book They Shall Live: in the Words of America's Gold Star Mothers written by Daniel Roberts and published by . This book was released on 2012-11-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They Shall Live: In the Words of America's Gold Star Mothers is a companion book to the upcoming documentary They Shall Live, a film examining the lives and sacrifices of American Gold Star Mothers. Gold Star Mothers represent a unique identity in American society, both contemporary and historical - they are the mothers of our fallen service members whose lifelong sacrifice to our nation is often overlooked after the troops return home. They Shall Live aims to document the human experiences of Gold Star Mothers of all generations and their families while bridging the gap between service and civilian culture. They Shall Live: In the Words of America's Gold Star Mothers will serve as a supplement to the film, comprised of memoirs and wisdom from mothers nationwide, their experiences as mothers of departed children, the commitment to preserve the legacy of their child's sacrifice, and the means by which they obtained strength and hope. This companion book and the film currently in production will let the voices of American Gold Star Mothers nationwide be heard, a population of American society whose story is one of strength, courage, and enduring love.

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Download or read book American Gold Star Mothers, Inc written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Bodies of War

Author : Lisa M. Budreau
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814799906
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book Bodies of War written by Lisa M. Budreau and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World War I marked the first war in which the United States government and military took full responsibility for the identification, burial, and memorialization of those killed in battle, and as a result, the process of burying and remembering the dead became intensely political. The government and military attempted to create a patriotic consensus on the historical memory of World War I in which war dead were not only honored but used as a symbol to legitimize America's participation in a war not fully supported by all citizens. In this book, the author unpacks the politics and processes of the competing interest groups involved in the three core components of commemoration: repatriation, remembrance, and return. This book emphasizes the inherent tensions in the politics of memorialization and explores how those interests often conflicted with the needs of veterans and relatives.

American Gold Star Mothers, Inc

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 4 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book American Gold Star Mothers, Inc written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Our Sons, Our Heroes, Memories Shared by America's Gold Star Mothers from the Vietnam War

Author : Linda Jenkin Costanzo
Publisher : Sonrisa Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 9780989150606
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (56 download)

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Download or read book Our Sons, Our Heroes, Memories Shared by America's Gold Star Mothers from the Vietnam War written by Linda Jenkin Costanzo and published by Sonrisa Press LLC. This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was the sixties. Mothers waited anxiously for their sons to return from Vietnam. But a knock on the door and two uniformed men delivered the news that would change their lives. Take a journey with the author and step inside the homes of 16 mothers who candidly talk about losing their sons nearly 50 years ago. These broken-hearted, yet courageous women wondered whether our country would remember their sons. As they struggled to make sense of their devastating loss, they kept their faith. A whisper of hope entered their lives. They forged ahead to honor the sacrifices of their sons. Many joined the American Gold Star Mothers Inc. You will learn how they overcame their darkest moments. What would they like us to know about their sons and what would they say to their sons if they could? These mothers opened their hearts and spoke with unquestionable pride about their sons, their heroes. They face grief, anger and shock with laughter, tears and strength as they honor their sons with a love burnished by time. These are America's gold star mothers.

That Knock at the Door

Author : Holly S. Fenelon
Publisher : Platform Press
ISBN 13 : 9780982946121
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (461 download)

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Download or read book That Knock at the Door written by Holly S. Fenelon and published by Platform Press. This book was released on 2011-05-15 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting in World War I, an American family would hang a gold star in their windows to honor a child killed in military service. The mothers of these children were known as Gold Star Mothers. In 1928, a group of twenty-five of these mothers met in Washington, DC, to establish the American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., to support grieving families and provide service to wounded soldiers and veterans. Their legacy of service is an important yet often unknown chapter in American history. This book presents the first comprehensive history of the organization and its members, including over one hundred photographs, and incorporating over eight decades of archival material from newspapers, magazines, and correspondence. This collector's edition tells the fascinating story of these brave mothers who chose to honor the memory of their fallen sons and daughters by volunteering to help veterans and military families around the country.

We Return Fighting

Author : Nat'l Mus Afr Am Hist Culture
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1588346722
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book We Return Fighting written by Nat'l Mus Afr Am Hist Culture and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A richly illustrated commemoration of African Americans' roles in World War I highlighting how the wartime experience reshaped their lives and their communities after they returned home. This stunning book presents artifacts, medals, and photographs alongside powerful essays that together highlight the efforts of African Americans during World War I. As in many previous wars, black soldiers served the United States during the war, but they were assigned to segregated units and often relegated to labor and support duties rather than direct combat. Indeed this was the central paradox of the war: these men and women fought abroad to secure rights they did not yet have at home in the States. Black veterans' work during the conflict--and the respect they received from French allies but not their own US military--empowered them to return home and continue the fight for those rights. The book also presents the work of black citizens on the home front. Together their efforts laid the groundwork for later advances in the civil rights movement. We Return Fighting reminds readers not only of the central role of African American soldiers in the war that first made their country a world power. It also reveals the way the conflict shaped African American identity and lent fuel to their longstanding efforts to demand full civil rights and to stake their place in the country's cultural and political landscape.