Iowa Gold Star Museum

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The Iowa Gold Star Military Museum's mission is to honor and depict the military experience of Iowa citizens in all wars, homeland defense and Iowa service. The Museum’s purpose is to collect, preserve and exhibit materials that illustrate the story of Iowa’s military past from statehood to the present. The Iowa Gold Star Museum honors the heroic service of all Iowa veterans. In May 1918, during the First World War, President Woodrow Wilson approved the suggestion of the Women's Committee of National Defenses recommending American women should wear a black band on their upper left arm, adorned with a gold star. Each star represents a family member who had given his or her life for their country. President Woodrow Wilson first used the term "Gold Star Mother" in his Letter to the Women's Committee. Grace D.

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