The Gold Star Lapel Pin The Gold Star Lapel Button was designed and created in 1947 for family members of those who died in combat. It is a gold star on a field of purple surrounded by laurel leaves.

In April 2025, claims (archived) circulated online that U.S. President Donald Trump's Cabinet members and Republican legislators had been ordered by the president to wear golden lapel pins ...

FCC Chair Brendan Carr sports a gold Trump-head lapel pin. Members of Trump's cabinet, along with Congresspeople and Senators, are being instructed to wear a tribute to their inglorious, convicted ...

The pin, worn by the chairman of the F.C.C., raises some questions. By Vanessa Friedman The author has covered political image-making and its influences since Bush v. Gore, including Volodymyr ...

For more information about Gold Star pins and to view the PSAs, visit www.goldstarpins.org. To find out more about the SOS program, contact Sanders at 410-278-2861 or casandra.a.sanders-nash.civ ...