Blackhorse Posted May 31, 2000 Share Posted May 31, 2000 This image of Custer's Last Stand hill reminds me of a certain hill in VoT. Hill 209 to be exact. If you haven't been to Little Bighorn, you should go at the first opportunity. It is a truly somber place. It stands as an eternal reminder of the terrible fruits of folly and arrogance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spook Posted May 31, 2000 Share Posted May 31, 2000 Somber indeed. In earlier times when I had visited there, I had believed that the individual markers represented the actual graves still in existence. But most of the enlisted men killed in the battle have since been reburied in a mass grave under the monument atop the hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Pattison Posted May 31, 2000 Share Posted May 31, 2000 The gravestone markers were supposed to mark where the bodies of elements of E and F Companies, 7th Cav were found. However, they were placed over a year after the actual battle took place. Over the years some of the markers have fallen over and have been moved. [This message has been edited by Jeff Pattison (edited 05-31-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guachi Posted May 31, 2000 Share Posted May 31, 2000 I live an hour away from the Little Bighorn Battlefield. What's strange when I go is that aside from the monuments, the terrain looks no different than the rest of Eastern Montana/Northern Wyoming. Because Montana is still mostly wilderness, the battlefield looks pretty much exactly like it did back then. Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyamoto Musashi Posted June 1, 2000 Share Posted June 1, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by guachi: I live an hour away from the Little Bighorn Battlefield. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Hey! Western Montana here, although I'm going to be moving back into Indiana this summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manx Posted June 1, 2000 Share Posted June 1, 2000 thought provoking pictures....thanks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guachi Posted June 1, 2000 Share Posted June 1, 2000 I thought I recognized your screenname, Musashi. I am going to Louisiana for the summer and I was packing things up and I came across "The Story of The Five Rings" or somehting like that (it's packed away now) I live in the metropolis that is Billings Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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