Custer's Last Stand: Annual re-enactment of the Battle of the Little Bighorn pays homage . . .

[Ptah]

Custer's Last Stand: Annual re-enactment of the Battle of the Little Bighorn pays homage to a volatile time in American expansion

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20120617/LIFESTYLE/206170312/Custer-s-Last-Stand-Re-enactment-pays-homage-volatile-time-American-expansion?odyssey=tab

Gen. George Armstrong Custer waited behind a ridge hidden from a large Indian village
that stood on the other side. It was a Cheyenne-Lakota Sioux coalition of 2,000 or more
warriors, and they were better prepared that late June day in 1876 than Custer expected.

Rick Williams knows the next act far too well. He's fallen dead 20 times over five years as
Custer, all in a different manner.

The call comes, and Williams leads his column up the ridge — pistol in hand — decked in cavalry
boots, corduroy trousers and his wide-brimmed slouch hat. He's now in the general's mind as
the leader of the Seventh Cavalry of the American Army.

"Weapons!" He calls. "Trot!" And the horses and men begin their move.


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[Archae]

1. I can think of a dozen things to say...

Most of them derogatory about Custer.

So I'll leave you with Custer's last words:

"Where'd all these fucking Indians come from?

[Major Nikon]

2. I've been to the national monument

It's pretty interesting to listen to the rangers' stories in the context of the actual location. I'd recommend it highly for anyone who is in the area.

[Ptah]

6. As a Montana born and raised guy, I'm a little embarrassed to have not seen it.

Being close to Glacier National Park, I guess it was too much of a drive.

[Major Nikon]

8. I saw it more or less by accident

I was flying from Texas with the family for a vacation at Yellowstone. As a side trip, we spent a couple of days in South Dakota checking out Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorial. My plan was to skirt the Bighorn Mountains to the east, fly west along I-90, then south down state highway 89 to Gardiner.

While flying near Gillette, WY my plane's alternator popped the circuit breaker and wouldn't restore. So I set down in Gillette, but they had to order the parts so I wasn't getting out of there in the plane anytime soon. We rented a pickup truck (the only rental left at the airport) and drove the rest of the way to Gardiner.

On the way we passed the signs for Little Big Horn and my wife wanted to stop, so we spent the afternoon there.

I've done a fair amount of flying in Montana. I've landed at both Billings and the little town of Columbus. I've landed on airports on both sides of Flathead Lake as well as Butte a couple of times. As good as Montana is to see on the ground, it's incredible from the air.

[Javaman]

13. No worries...

I was born and rasied in NYC and have never been to the statue of liberty.

[coalition_unwilling]

3. One of my favorite all-time jokes:

Q: What were Custer's last words?

A: "Where the fuck did all those Indians come from?"

[hrmjustin]

4. or...

...Maybe this was not a good idea!

[MarianJack]

5. The way that I heard the joke is...

...that a South Dakota town hires Salvadore Dali to paint the mural of custer's Last stand in their new City Hall.

Dali goes into total seclusion to work. On the day of the unveiling, Dali pulls the tarp aside and in his painting, the sky if full of fish with halos, the indians are all making love and custer and his men are watching.

The mayor says "Pardon me, Mr. Dali, but would you mind telling us just what the hell this is?"

Dali states that he was depicting custer's last words, which were "Holy Mackerel, look at all those fuckin' indians!"

PEACE!

[coalition_unwilling]

11. Bwa-ha-ha. Priceless! - n/t

[jmowreader]

7. Time for my favorite Custer joke

Custer and his men were heading up to the Little Big Horn when Custer decides to send a scout forward. The scout returns in half an hour.

"Sir, I have good news and bad news."

Custer rolls his eyes. "All right, give me the bad news first."

"There are two thousand Indians on the other side of that ridge. They're loaded for bear, they're pissed and we're all going to get slaughtered."

Custer thinks for a second. "Then how could there be good news? Let's hear it anyway."

"Sir, the good news is we don't have to go back to Fort Riley."

[Raine]

12. used to be bumberstickers that said "Custer wears an Arrow shirt". nt

[jaysunb]

9. Please Mister Custer ...I don't want to go

This still cracks me up 50 years later

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[Ptah]

10. The winners saw it differently. 'Blacklodge Singers "Soldier Boy" '

[raouldukelives]

14. Custer was an interesting character.

A 100% totally self absorbed bloodthirsty fame seeker with a strong anti-authority streak. He led a lot of young men to useless deaths all in the name of a higher rank and a larger paycheck. On the flip side he was an incurable romantic and was capable of very gracious acts of charity when it fit his mood. I guess he just wanted everyone to love him. I think he's been a role model to millions since.

[jwirr]

15. My sister taught school out on the Cheyenne Reservation and one of the best thing that she

experienced was to hear this story from the other side. She would take her kids to visit the memorial and let them go on the rangers. They had learned their lessons from their elders who learned from theirs. When they hear anything the rangers said that did not fit the fight was on.

[madinmaryland]

16. this???

General Custer's Assistant is giving the General his daily briefing. He concludes by saying: "Yesterday, 3 Brazilian Indians were killed."

"OH NO!" the General exclaims. "That's terrible!"

His staff sits stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the General sits, head in hands.

Finally, the General looks up and asks, "How many is a brazillion?"

[MarianJack]

17. I heard that as a george w moron joke.

PEACE!