Gene wrote:

It means that the mother is a gold star mother - Just like Mrs Cindy
Sheehan. A mother that has lost a son or daughter to war. Probably the
Iraq/Afghanistan war. It's one of those American traditions .

It also means that this country is in dire need of a national service
draft.

You should apologize to the family just for having these childish thoughts.

Please ..

These people fly the flag like Nazis did in Nazi Germany, with some
crazed racist nationalistic fever/psychosis. Every time they fly the
flag excessively, you wonder where they are going to setup the next
concentration camp - Montana perhaps?.

The war mother Gold Star flag is one that has red box border with a Gold
star in a white field. This one is not like that.

But this one is an American flag with red and white stripes and a single
Gold star in the blue field. Is this some kind of secret Confederate
flag perhps?

I am considering moving but have to stay put for a bit.

Thanks for any advice.