HUNTLEY, Mont. - A group of mothers with children serving in the military came together today for a good cause.
The Big Sky Chapter of Blue Star Mothers of America raised money to help veterans and current service members during a golf tournament.
The Yellowstone Roadway Transportation at the Pryor Creek Golf Course.
The Big Sky Chapter of the Blue Star Mothers was founded about year ago to give mothers a chance to support veterans, their military children and each other.
"It's kind of a place for us to connect," said Kari Longshore, 2nd vice-president of the Big Sky Blue Star Mothers of America."A place to kind of cry and laugh and share, and pray for one another's kids and love one another's kids. It's really hard for the Moms when the kids first get deployed. And we also welcome military wives and kind of help them through their deployments as well."
The tournament drew 73 players and raised about five-thousand dollars.
Half the money will be used to help wounded veterans.
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Blue Star Wives
Golden Triangle News Source :: Cut Bank Pioneer Glacier Reporter Shelby Promoter The Valierian: "It was the early 1940s, WWII was in full swing. Men were leaving the country by the thousands, going overseas to fight for their country. Mothers, wives, girlfriends, sisters and grandmothers were bidding farewell to the men in their lives and at the same time praying for them to return home quickly and safely.
was difficult being the ones left behind. The fear of the unknown was unsettling, unnerving and very disconcerting. To sit around waiting for time to pass and the war to end, wasn't an option for many women. They looked for ways they could feel useful, ways they could be a part of the war effort and show their unending support for the millions fighting in the war.June Warner was the wife of a man serving his country in WWII. Her husband, Jack Warner, was a pilot flying in the Army Air Corp. "As soon as war was declared, Jack went into the service," said June. The year was 1942. Jack flew countless missions and before being released from the service in 1953, was given the dubious distinction of an Ace Pilot, a fact that makes June very proud.During the years her husband was fighting overseas, June felt the overwhelming need to get involved. She knew a number of wives from the Cut Bank area felt the same way she did. "I knew we women had to do something," said June. So she organized the women and "got them going," as June put it and the Blue Star Wives organization was born. She stepped into the role as president and Marky Jones, a good friend through the ages, became the vice president."We sold war bonds and we sold more of them in the state of Montana than anywhere in the United States," June said proudly."
was difficult being the ones left behind. The fear of the unknown was unsettling, unnerving and very disconcerting. To sit around waiting for time to pass and the war to end, wasn't an option for many women. They looked for ways they could feel useful, ways they could be a part of the war effort and show their unending support for the millions fighting in the war.June Warner was the wife of a man serving his country in WWII. Her husband, Jack Warner, was a pilot flying in the Army Air Corp. "As soon as war was declared, Jack went into the service," said June. The year was 1942. Jack flew countless missions and before being released from the service in 1953, was given the dubious distinction of an Ace Pilot, a fact that makes June very proud.During the years her husband was fighting overseas, June felt the overwhelming need to get involved. She knew a number of wives from the Cut Bank area felt the same way she did. "I knew we women had to do something," said June. So she organized the women and "got them going," as June put it and the Blue Star Wives organization was born. She stepped into the role as president and Marky Jones, a good friend through the ages, became the vice president."We sold war bonds and we sold more of them in the state of Montana than anywhere in the United States," June said proudly."
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