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Friday, June 26, 2009

Record Day at Custer Battlefield Museum

Justin and Lauren: Team Awesome Interns has struck again!! We are happy to announce that yesterday the CBM had a record day in terms of sales. We would like to take this time to pat ourselves on the back for a job well done, I mean after 15 years of being in existence we think its only appropriate to credit ourselves for the record day. It's safe to say that we are the best interns to ever walk the hallowed grounds of Garryowen, MT. Along with our greatness, quite a lot of activity has transpired in the last couple of days here. On Wednesday, the Crows held their 4th annual Meth ride (despite its title, the ride is to prevent drugs on the reservation not promote) where Dr. Joe Medicine Crow gave a speech before the ride. Dr. Medicine Crow is the oldest living member of the Crow Indians, and his grandfather (White Man Runs Him) was one of Custer's scouts for the Battle of Little Big Horn. He also is the last oral link we have to the battle. The Meth ride consists of 150 mounted riders through the reservation ending at the Crow Agency Park. Furthermore, yesterday was the 133rd anniversary of the battle, and to honor both sides of the fight we held a cermony here in Garryowen. The ceremony was appropriately proper and somber. Members from the U.S. Calvary school including the actor playing Custer in the Real Bird Reenactment lowered the American flag to half mast, and presented arms in a three fire volley out of respect. The culmination of the event was the laying of a wreath by two officers upon the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. On a lighter note, our glorious leader was interviewed by an Irish documentry film crew tracing the steps of Myles Keogh, an Irish soldier participating in the battle under Custer's command. Side note, the weather here literally changes like the wind. Out of nowhere two days ago the temperature spiked up about twenty degrees, and then today the thermometer dropped twenty degrees. We're not sure there are many places around the world where the weather changes drastically in such a short time. Anyway, we guess that is all for now. More to come after we see the reenactment, maybe together maybe not, we fly by the seat of our pants here at the CBM. JD & L

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