Gold Star Families Memorial Marker
posted: Oct. 28, 2021
Broad Ripple Garden Club, with the City of Carmel, is dedicating a Gold Star Families Memorial Marker at the Gazebo at Carmel City Hall. This Memorial is dedicated to Gold Star Families whose family member has paid the ultimate price and lost their life in the defense of the United States. We honor the Gold Star Familes as they carry their grief and this Memorial will stand as a testament to their sacrifice.
National Garden Clubs Inc. sponsors this program with Gold Star Families. During World War I, families who had a loved one serving in the Armed Forces, hung a small banner with a Blue Star on it, in their front window. If the service member died in service, the family replaced the Blue Star with a Gold Star.
Today, there are more than 60 Blue Star Memorials in the State of Indiana. In August, 2019, Broad Ripple Garden Club was honored to dedicate a Blue Star Memorial at the John W. Hensel Government Center on College Avenue in Carmel, Indiana. The Gold Star Familes Memorial, dedicated at the City Hall in Carmel, will be the second Gold Star Familes Memorial in Indiana, but it will be the first Gold Star Familes Memorial in Indana to be dedicated!
Broad Ripple Garden Club members wish to thank Mayor Jim Brainard and the City of Carmel for their generosity in letting us place the Gold Star Families Memorial at City Hall. The City of Carmel staff has given their time and talent to help us with the dedication. Also, we want to thank Carmel VFW 10003 for their generous monetary donation to help defray some of the cost. Please join us for the dedication on November 8, 2021 at 1:00. Seating will be provided and refreshments will follow the ceremony.