Hernando County women use stars to thank troops and veterans

Hernando County women use stars to thank troops and veterans
By Beth N. Gray, Times Correspondent
Monday, May 4, 2009


BROOKSVILLE — Stars that once fluttered from flagpoles flying the nation's red, white and blue are now going into the pockets of military men and women.

Four women from across Hernando County who have been providing goods from home and moral support to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan for several years have launched a new effort, called the Star Project.

From U.S. flags that have worn out their colors and fabric, the women and their friends are cutting from them the fields of blue, then scissoring off the embroidered stars.

Into a plastic bag goes a star and a wallet-sized card with a flag background explaining: "I am part of our American flag that has flown over a home in Florida. I can no longer fly. The sun and winds have caused me to become tattered and torn. Please carry me as a reminder that you are not forgotten."
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Hernando County women use stars to thank troops and veterans