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[–] CRKT_M16Z 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

It's not the star of David. It's a five pointed star and the term "Gold Star Mother" goes back to after WW1. During times of conflict, families of soldiers would hang "service flags" to show they had loved ones fighting. These flags had blue stars, one star for each service member of that family serving in that conflict. If the service member died in the conflict, then the blue star was changed to gold.