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Denise A thomas

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comes here to remember her husband

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right there , lost in a combat training

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accident . Sometimes there are simply

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no words for the service and sacrifice .

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The gold star represents

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the star dates back to World War One .

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A blue star for families that have

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service members on active duty . A gold

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star . For those that are lost while

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serving their country . Donna Engleman

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wears a gold star for her husband

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killed in Iraq five years ago . At the

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very least I can do for him is to make

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sure that his sacrifice is honored and

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remembered . She's now with survivor

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outreach services working to keep

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others connected to the army family .

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We all have this connection . Part of

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it goes , uh , you're like me . It's

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still a struggle to understand how

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little is known about a symbol that

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means so much . It's more the military

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people that don't know about it . You

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just want people to know what this is .

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And I think if we had time to sit down

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and talk to everybody , they would

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genuinely care . The star signifying

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lives that touch so many others .

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Probably somebody's husband ,

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somebody's wife , somebody's child ,

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somebody's brother , somebody's cousin ,

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remembering our fallen , honoring their

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survivors for the installation

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management command . I'm key

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smith