BLUE STAR MEMORIALS
At the close of World War II, National Garden Clubs (called National Council of State Garden Clubs at the time), like other public‐spirited groups, were seeking a suitable means of honoring our service men and women. Garden Club members visualized a living memorial, preferring to help beautify and preserve the country these men and women had fought for, rather than build stone monuments in their honor.
The project was named for the Blue Star in the service flag, which hung in windows of homes and businesses to honor service men and women. While it originally began to honor World War II veterans, it enlarged its mission in 1951 to include all men and women who had served, were serving or would serve in the Armed Forces of the United States.
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