Fox News apologized Saturday to a Gold Star family for publishing a false story last month claiming that the family had to pay $60,000 to ship the remains of their fallen relative back from Afghanistan because the Pentagon refused to pay.

  • Peppycito
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    1 year ago

    I’m only guessing from reading the caption, but ‘pentagon’ leads me to believe the gold star is an award given to a soldier and not the family.

    -so much for giving the benefit of the doubt. It is some weird shit after all.

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      1 year ago

      Your guess is incorrect. When people lose a loved one, they are grieving and will choose to put up a flag if they want. It’s not mandatory, it’s not an award, and not given by the Pentagon.

    • There is also a Gold Star Medal that can be awarded for soldiers who acted in valor.

      That’s not where the term comes from though. The term comes from slang from a tradition where families would put a blue star on their home. If they had a soldier who has been deployed. They would change the star to gold if the soldier was killed in service.