{"id":17279,"date":"2026-03-10T14:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/are-you-a-blue-star-mother\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:03:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:03:21","slug":"are-you-a-blue-star-mother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/inspiring-stories\/stories-of-faith-and-hope\/are-you-a-blue-star-mother\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You a Blue Star Mother?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I remember the first time I heard the term Blue Star Mother<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After our oldest announced his decision to enlist, I became hypersensitive to all things patriotic. Everywhere I turned, someone had ties to the military. It could be anything from bumper stickers announcing someone in the car ahead of me loved a soldier to tiny lapel pins in red, white and blue. My entire perspective was centered on those who served and the ones who loved them.<\/p>\n

It was this sensitivity that led me to approach a woman at a conference I was attending. On the collar of her blouse was a small pin, a blue star within a field of white, banded by red. After our class, I asked her what it stood for.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt means I\u2019m a Blue Star Mother.\u201d At my blank look she continued, \u201cI have a son serving in the military.\u201d<\/p>\n

She had just described me, and I wanted to know more. I told her about my son\u2019s upcoming enlistment, and she introduced me to the organization that would be my lifeline during my son\u2019s time in the service.<\/p>\n

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Blue Star Mothers of America is a 501(c)(3) Veterans Service Organization (VSO). They were incorporated by Congress in 1942. They are nonpartisan, nonsectarian, nondiscriminatory and nonprofit. Their mission is simple:<\/p>\n