Prior Lake mother of former Army captain launches local Blue Star Chapter

HometownSource.com - Prior Lake mother of former Army captain launches local Blue Star Chapter: "Prior Lake mother of former Army captain launches local Blue Star Chapter Thursday, 06 December 2007 by John GessnerThis email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Thisweek Newspapers During the 1991 Persian Gulf War, Greg Guimont and his friends James and Grant Bucks would rush home from Burnsville High School to watch the war news. “These three were best friends for years,” Guimont’s mother, Karen, said. “They still keep in touch.” Each joined the military and flew aircraft in the current Iraq war. Guimont, an Army captain who flew Blackhawk helicopters with the 101st Airborne, has been a civilian since 2004. But Karen, still watching war on TV, can’t forget what it’s like to be a soldier’s mother. The Prior Lake resident is launching a Blue Star Mothers of America chapter for south-of-the-river communities. Blue Star Mothers is a support network for military moms that also assists active-duty soldiers and veterans organizations. "