And a group of Gold Star families demanded an apology from Trump in an open letter published published overnight. But not all Americans know the term, which is important to military families. These relatives can be parents, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters or other loved ones. I’m proud to be friends with a family of Muslim faith from Cedar Falls whose son served as an officer in our armed forces.
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The flag itself is a white field with a red border and a blue, silver or gold star.
You may know Carlos Arredondo – the hero in the cowboy hat who helped save Jeff Bauman in the iconic photo from the Boston Marathon bombing finish line. As a father, I can not even begin to imagine the overwhelming grief felt by the Khan family.
Presidential candidate Donald J. Trump has a history of lashing out after being attacked, but to ridicule a Gold Star Mother is out-of-bounds, said the new national commander of the near 1.7 million-member Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and its Auxiliary. She said she did so after seeing so much “hurt and anger” among Gold Star families on social media. “The strength of our soldiers is our families”. There are also Silver Star and Blue Star families. None of them would return our calls, either. It was created as a way for survivors to support each other and work together to improve the assistance they receive. They appeared together on the convention floor.
Khizr Khan told delegates that, “If it were up to Donald Trump”, his son Humayun, who died in Iraq protecting his fellow soldiers, “never would have been in America”.
President Barack Obama addressed the Disabled American Veterans’ annual conference in Atlanta on Monday. Eleven Gold Star families wrote a letter slamming Trump’s comments.
Trump, who has tweeted that Mr. Khan “viciously” attacked him, answered Khizr Khan’s challenge that he had not sacrificed anything for his country by discussing his business career.
Trump continued his response Monday on Twitter.
Earlier this week, Ayotte said she was “appalled” at Trump’s comments but still plans to vote for the GOP nominee.
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) joined the fray Monday morning, issuing a strongly worded statement ripping his party’s nominee.
During his speech on Monday, the president said the audience members at the DAV conference had a unique understanding of the sacrifices of our nation’s veterans and service-members.
She said she emailed the Khans after the Democratic National Convention speech, telling them how fearless they were.
The Koprinces became a Gold Star family and they say it’s painful to hear families, just like them, are being discussed in the election.
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Material from the Associated Press was used in this report. George Grow was the editor.
