We should all start wearing GOLD STARS

[Jane Eyre]

As a show of support for Cindy and all the other Gold Star Families, it would be great if there were a nationwide effort to get everyone to wear gold stars. Wear them with yellow ribbons and flags, wear them EVERYWHERE and wear them in honor of Cindy and the Gold Star Families for Peace.

[Bluzmann57]

1. Great Idea!

Maybe I will do just that. Thank you for the idea. It will be spread around to my limited circle of friends.

[Clintmax]

2. Love this idea too!

Hard part is going to be FINDING something like that! Where'd you get it?

[Jane Eyre]

4. I googled that one

Here is the website:

http://www.voyagersjewelrydesign.com

I found a few others too. Here's http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=&imgrefurl=http://shop.baudville.com/index.asp%3FCID%3D18%26SID%3D133%26T%3D2&h=150&w=200&sz=2&tbnid=EL3YGWdvHuwJ:&tbnh=74&tbnw=99&hl=en&start=5&prev=/images%3Fq%3D%2522gold%2Bstar%2522%2Bpin%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DG">another.

You could also make simple ones with yellow ribbon and the stick-on gold stars used in kids' classrooms.

[sundancekid]

3. YEA! any links for where we can buy the stars in large quantities??

[Amonester]

5. Dunno if large quantities are available, but here's a link.

http://www.voyagersjewelrydesign.com/patriotic_jewelry.htm

[Just Me]

6. You know what, pasting a great, big gold star on my home, car, shirt,...

,...would be an honor in remembrance of what Cindy represents: THE TRUTH on behalf of our soldiers, our people, our nation!!!!

[Jane Eyre]

7. Where could we get large quantities?

Anyone out there know anything about how to make big batches of gold stars? I would love to see the streets full of people showing their silent solidarity with the Gold Star Families.

[Amonester]

8. Excellent idea!!

Kick + Recommend.

[KitchenWitch]

9. If you have a Boy Scout store near you

they have the pushpin type star pins for the uniforms there...Buy a bunch, pass them out to your friends.

[Horse with no Name]

10. I like the idea of some sort of symbolism

But wouldn't someone who didn't lose a loved one in the war wearing a gold star dilute the true meaning of the gold star?
It signifies the loss of THAT family's soldier.
We can empathize with Cindy, but we truly can't feel her pain or feel her loss.
My suggestion is to let the gold star families wear their gold stars and we find another type of symbol.
Just my thoughts on it.

[BikeWriter]

11. I agree. You don't wear a symbol unless you've earned it.

[Qanisqineq]

12. I'm with you two -

unless you have a loved one killed in a combat zone, don't wear one.

[BikeWriter]

13. Thank you, Ma'am, and thank you for being military Family.

[Qanisqineq]

14. thanks

I was gonna say "not a problem" but that would be a lie. I can't say it is easy being married to someone in the military, especially when my career/school kept me in a different state even when he was in the USA. We've lived in different states or areas of the world for 4 of the 5 years we've been married. He is currently stationed in Korea. :sigh:

[BikeWriter]

17. I saw all that when I was in the military. I waited until I was out...

to start a family. I'm sure it can be difficult.

[union_maid]

16. I think that's right

The Gold Star is a symbol of a particular thing. Those of us who haven't lost immediate family should not wear one. Something else would be good, but not that.

[JimmyJazz]

20. I agree.

That gold star is for the families only.

[Spike from MN]

21. Yeah, I agree.

Gold stars should be reserved for those that have lost a loved one in the war. We should pick some other type of symbol to show our support. And I think that those who oppose Cindy should wear yellow-bellied Chickenhawk pins to show support for their (mis)leader. ;)

[helderheid]

15. I'd live to have a new car magnet of a gold star that says

"Support Our Troops - Bring Them Home Now"

[Toots]

18. Maybe we could add a purple heart bandaid as well

Unless you have lost a loved one in battle I think it is a very bad idea.

[theboss]

19. My grandmother is a Gold Star Widow

She lost her first husband in WWII when she was 19.

And when I was in college, the dorms with a gold star on the door meant that someone who died in WWI or WWII once lived there.

I don't think it would be appropriate for me to wear that symbol.