service flag

service flag
noun
: a flag displayed in wartime to show that a member of a family or organization is in active military service or has died in such service

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service flag,
a flag with a star for each member of a family, school, organization, or other group, serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Service flags with blue stars for soldiers in the service and gold stars for those who died in service were frequently displayed during World War II.

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