We have moved on to Billings, MT and have been joined by
our daughter Kathy. She will be with us for the next month. Our first outing
together is to the Little Bighorn Battlefield where George Armstrong Custer
rode into history. Re-enactors on horse
back and memorial ceremonies led by Indian leaders marked the 137 Anniversary
of the battle. Picnic lunches were
provided by the Park Service and enjoyed by all.
A bus tour of the Battlefield explained the location of
Custer and his men. They were greatly outnumbered and dividing his men made
victory for Custer impossible. Custer
lost five companies, 210 men.
Custer's men were buried where they fell in battle. White tombstones mark each grave. Custer's body was taken to West Point for internment. The spot where he fell is marked by a white tombstone with a black shield on it.
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