"Little Bighorn National Monument memorializes one of the last armed efforts of the Northern Plains Indians to preserve their ancestral way of life. Here in the valley of the Little Bighorn River, on two hot June days in 1876, more than 260 soldiers and attached personnel of the U.S. Army met defeat and death at the hands of several thousand Lakota and Cheyenne warriors. Among the dead were Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and every member of his immediate command. Although the Indians won the battle, they subsequently lost the war against the white man's efforts to end their independent, nomadic way of life."
National Cemetery
At the visitor's center, we watched a short documentary and Aiden was inducted as a
Junior Park Ranger
He was pretty proud of himself and his new badge
Grave markers of numerous soldiers scattered throughout the battlefield
Deep Ravine
As we were driving throughout some of the outer parts of the battlefield,
we saw these horses
Last Stand Hill
7th Calvary Memorial
After our stop at the Little Bighorn Battlefield, we traveled on to Broadus, Montana. Broadus is a small town a few hours outside the area where Aaron has been working the last several weeks. After eating lunch at a delicious pizza parlor and stopping at a quilt shop, we headed the rest of the way back home. We really enjoyed our family vacation and look forward to planning another one next year!
