What is the pin Sarah and Todd Palin were wearing last night? Israel? Blue Star? Alaska?

[low_phreaq]

It appeared so on TV, but these are the most detailed pictures I could find:




Could these be anything else?

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[cali]

1. yes, they could be something else. they're blue star parent pins

indicating that they are parents of an active duty serviceperson.

[lady raven]

4. We are members of Blue Star Mothers

Their flag is vertical and has a thick red border.

[Arkansas Granny]

19. I found this image. Is this what it looks like?

[lady raven]

32. Yes. eom.

[itsrobert]

2. I think it's something about "Alaska First"

or something about Alaska.

[YDogg]

3. pins representing having a kid in the military?

I don't remember what they are called.

[demo dutch]

23. It's this......

http://www.serviceflags.com/servicelapelpin.htm

quote
The service lapel pin may be worn by members of the immediate family of a person serving in the Armed Forces of the United States during any period of war or hostilities in which the Armed Forces of the United States may be engaged, for the duration of such period of war or hostilities.

The blue star of the service lapel pin shall signify that one or more members are serving in the Armed Forces during conditions listed above. Multiple blue stars are not authorized (per Department of Defense regulations)

[TechBear_Seattle]

5. Yes

Republicans Say Palin's Israeli Flag Says It All, Arutz Sheva

[onenote]

16. no.

Its not an israeli flag pin.

[NJmaverick]

6. Probably Alaska state pins

after all they are Alaskians first Americans a distant second.

[SmokingJacket]

7. It doesn't look like the Israeli flag to me...

It's got to be something else. It's not the Alaskan flag, either! Or the US!

But it must be REALLY important if they're both wearing one.

[WeDidIt]

8. Blue Star PArents

which is a bit odd as their son hasn't technically entered a combat zone yet.

[Captain Hilts]

9. Kind of sad you don't recognize a 'blue star' pin for folks with kin in the military. nt

[PM7nj]

11. Don't they have a much thinker border on all sides?

That doesn't look like the blue star banner... at least the normal one.

[uppityperson]

12. Kind of sad they wear this when their kid isn't active military yet.

Remember, he gets deployed on NINE ELEVEN

[low_phreaq]

13. It doesn't have the red border. n/t

[SmokingJacket]

14. Those have a prominent red border.

Though of course, that would make the most sense.

[GreenPartyVoter]

21. I didn't even know they existed, which is weird because I have heard of Gold Star mothers

[Captain Hilts]

29. The blue star also goes back to WWII....

people put one in their window for each kid serving.

[Arugula Latte]

25. Kind of sad you think that's kind of sad.

[Captain Hilts]

28. It shows how ghettoized the military is. And isolated. nt

[LSK]

26. why?

[Captain Hilts]

31. It demonstrates how isolated the military and military service are...

in large sections of our society.

If a wider swath of the population had kids serving, I like to think we wouldn't be in Iraq. It wasn't a comment on the original poster. Sorry if it seemed that way.

[hedgehog]

30. With all due respect to those who have served and are serving,

I look forward to the day when there are very few blue star folks!

[Lars39]

10. I think it's a blue star pin:

http://www.united-states-flag.com/selapin.html

[JoDog]

15. Blue-Star pins

I zoomed in on hers, and it has a complete red border and it looks like a 5-pointed star, not the 6-pointed Star of David.

[low_phreaq]

20. You zoomed in on the pic above? or a different one?

I don't see any more detail when I zoom, just bigger pixels. If you have a different pic could you please post it? Thanks.

[HereSince1628]

17. It could be both. Palin may think the blue star of David is

the symbol for Blue Star Parents.

Giver her a break. Her international knowledge is limited to reading the Old Testament, listening to Edmonton Oilers games, and worrying about illegal immigrants from Kamchatka.

[SoxFan]

18. Blue Star parents

Worn by parents of troops in or enroute to Iraq and Afghanistan.

[demo dutch]

22. Not an American Flag pin! oh WOW!!!

[stillcool]

24. here's the blue star pin..

and here is the Israeli Flag pin...

[low_phreaq]

27. OK, that one has a thinner border than the rest I've seen

So that could be it. Thanks.