Blue Star Memorial Highway
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After World War II, an American movement was started to pay tribute to the nation's armed forces, by designating various state and national routes as Blue Star Memorial Highways. In 1945, the National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc. approved the Blue Star Memorial Highway Marker program. The Blue Star name comes from the blue star in the service flag. The blue star was chosen to symbolize the memorial because it was used during World War II on flags and homes of families that had a son or daughter in the armed forces.
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- National Garden Clubs - Blue Star Memorial Program
- CalTrans - Blue Star Memorial Highways
- Federal Highway Administration - Blue Star Memorial Highways
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