Governor’s plan to expand Gold Star benefits gains local veterans’ and advocates’ support

ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — In Rensselaer County, Carrie Farley has a Gold Star banner that hangs outside her home.

“So with that, I remember,” said Farley looking at the banner from her kitchen table.

It’s to keep her son Staff Sergeant Derek Farley’s memory alive; he died on active duty in Afghanistan in 2010…

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