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l-r: Chauncey Whitright (was member of the Indian Memorial Committee), Douglas War Eagle, and Ernie LaPointe. Photo by LaPointe.
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Superintendent Darrell Cook welcomes guests. He spoke about the importance of the warrior markers being unveiled today. Photo by Reece
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Cook – Deep Ravine Trail can be seen in the background. Photo by Semenock
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Douglas War Eagle of the Crazy Horse family speaks about his relative who fought on this field 130 years before. Photo by Reece
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War Eagle is a quiet and gentle man. His family has been a great help to the NPS and the battlefield. Photo by Semenock
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Enos Poor Bear, Jr. His father was a major player in making the Indian Memorial a reality. Photo by Reece
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Enos presents the recently designed new flag of the Oglala nation to Cook for the NPS. Photo by Semenock
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Enos and Cook show the new flag to the guests. Photo by Merkel
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Chief Historian John Doerner addresses the crowd. Photo by Reece
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Doerner shared the remarkable stories of the warriors who were honored this day with new warrior markers. Photo by Merkel.
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Doerner also spoke about the fortitude of the Custer soldiers. Photo by Semenock.
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Next to address the crowd with his great sense of humor was Ernie LaPointe, great great grandson of Sitting Bull. Photo by Semenock.
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LaPointe thanked everyone for attending today in honoring the fallen warriors and soldiers. Photo by Merkel.
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LaPointe and his wife Sonja present a special wreath made of sweet grass and tobacco for the new warrior marker for Black White Man. Photo by Reece.
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A close-up photo of the wreath handmade by the LaPointes. Photo by Semenock.
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Steve Alexander next spoke about George Custer and his defeat 130 years before. Photo by Merkel.
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One of the special speakers was Ken Custer of the Custer family. Photo by Reece.
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Ken Custer is a great guy. All of us could tell he was happy to be there. All welcomed him. Photo by Semenock.
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Larry Gibson’s group brought a beautiful wreath to lay at the 7th Cav Monument. He spoke about his group’s horseback ride. Photo by Reece.
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They followed Custer’s trail from Ft. Lincoln near Bismarck, ND to the battlefield. Photo by Semenock.
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Pres Bob Reece explained how it was Rick Meyer, Lakota Oglala Joe Marshall, and his dream to develop Friends into what it is today. Photo by Reece.
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That aspiration was to bring the Indians and whites together on an annual basis to remember the soldiers and warriors who fell here. Photo by Semenock
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Gibosn’s men and the wreath they would present at the base of the 7 Cavarly Monument. Photo by Reece.
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Steve Alexander’s reenactors leave the ceremony via the battlefield road toward Medicine Tail Coulee and another reenactment. Photo by Merkel.
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It was quite a sight! Photo by Merkel.
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