Obama, who suggested back then that the flag pin "became a substitute for I think true patriotism" after the Sept. 11 attacks, now regularly sports the patriotic symbol at campaign events.

The safety pin meme got a boost from some popular Twitter accounts: Wearing a Safety pin- as a sign that you are a safe ... articles was that the safety pin symbol emerged in response to reports ...

The origin of the flag lapel pin is murky, though it is by necessity linked the history of the American flag as a commonly used symbol ... to fly the flag as a sign of pride.

The living mourn, with the primary symbol of their brotherhood missing ... SEAL pins with them to the grave. The pin is the most tangible sign of membership in a famously exclusive community ...

For their civilian wear (i.e. business suits), the Mercury astronauts wore a pin that merged the symbol for the planet Mercury with the Arabic numeral "7." As NASA's human spaceflight program ...

It was not until 1947 that Congress designated the version we know today -- the Gold Star lapel pin -- as the official symbol of a family member's sacrifice. The Gold Star Lapel Button was ...