The Gold Star has been used since World War I as a symbol for family members whose loved ones have given their life in war. It was not until 1947 that Congress designated the version we know today -- ...

The Navy has authorized a range of new clothing items, including two-piece swimsuits for male and female sailors, special pins to designate survivors and next-of-kin of fallen troops, and a thermal ...

More than 100 military exchange locations will provide Vietnam Veteran lapel pins as part of National Vietnam Veterans Day on March 29. (Stephen Baack/Army) Military commissaries and exchanges will be ...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. - This year, the U.S. Army?'s Installation Management Command, or IMCOM, launched an awareness campaign aimed to educate Americans about Gold Star and Next-of-Kin lapel ...

Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey, (Ret.) after being pinned with the Vietnam Veteran lapel pin by MSgt Rob Wilkins (USAF Ret.), Military Evangelist for HistoryNet, The Military Times, and Defense News ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MADISON, Ala. – Madison Police officers will ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A new change is coming to honor military veterans in the Norfolk Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Joe Baron approved new branch pins for the office’s veterans to display on their ...

Photo provided Columbus Police Department officers who are military veterans will receive a uniform pin noting their branch of service. Columbus Police Department military veterans will receive ...