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GUEST,Kay Lyr Req: Gary Owen (not the old one) (61* d) RE: Lyr Req: Gary Owen (not the old one) 27 Jul 08


This song "Sargent Flynn" is on the flip side of a 45 I bought at the battlefield as a child. The other side is "Garryowen" played by the US Military Band. They sing all the words listed below of Sargent Flynn and sing Yellow Ribbon in the middle of Garryowen.
I have looked for this song on Itunes and other places but have never been able to find it. I still have my 45 and know the tune. It is, believe it or not, sung to the tune of "If you're happy and you know it clap your hands" Not sung really jovial as you might imagine.

If you ever get to the battlefield close to the anniversary date, June 25th, you will learn a great deal of facts about Custer and the battle. Custer was a man of his time, 19th Century man, not really better or WORSE than most of the others.

It was a misconception about his attack, they were discovered late in the afternoon of the 25th, not when he desired to meet his Lakota foe. His hand was forced. He knew he was following a large band because it is estimated the swath they followed was almost a mile wide. He had hoped to capture the noncombatants thus causing the surrender of the warriors and fulfilling the mission; to bring all the free roamers back on to the reservation.

It is true that Custer testified at the Klimer Commission( I'm sure of my spelling of Climer-too late for me to look it up now) Orville Grant was implicated along with the Sec State Bellnap. Custer was angered that these men were switching out the supplies to not only the Indian Reservations but to the Frontier Cavalry too. Moth eaten blankets, stones in the coffe, rotten flour. It was disgraceful and Custer said that if he were an Indian he wouldn't stay on the reservation either.

Terry asked for Custer to go with him because he had the most experience of all of them. Custer's orders instruct Custer to "pitch into anything he comes upon" Custer couldn't know of the sundances, Sitting Bull's vision of White Men Falling (upside-down) INTO CAMP. Crook fought the same warriorson June 17th, known to the Native Americans as "The Battle Where a Sister Saved Her Brother" at the Battle of the Rosebud Creek one week before. Crook faced over 1000 warriors and was the 3rd wing of this 3 proned Montana Expedition. He took some casulties and high tailed it back to Sheridan, Wyo and was fishing on Goose Creek on the 25th.   He didn't send word to his fellow commanders about what "new indians" they would encounter. The Warriors fought differently against Crook and would stay and fight at the Little BigHorn. Something that had not been done prior to the Rosebud. We all look in hindsight at something Custer had no knowledge or experience with. Warriors that didn't stop, that stayed and fought to the end.

Well, I am not allowed to venture too long with the "C" word-I am a bit of a buff!


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