Today Julie and I decided to make the three hour drive to the Little Big Horn National Battlefield. We had a beautiful day and the opportunity to see the eastern prairie of Montana. The National Park Service has done a good job of explaining the context and history of the battle from both the Lakota and United States Army perspective. The battle can be characterized as a clash of cultures. Regardless of your perspective you can't help be overwhelmed with the drama and tragedy that occurred on those two days of June 1876. Some pictures from today.
Prairie Blanket Flowers
Site of Custer's "Last Stand" of the 7th Cavalry
The Little Bighorn Creek
Lakota and Cheyenne grave markers added years later reminds us today that Americans on both sides lost their lives.
Grave markers of the 7th Cavalry
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