And only 133 years too late!
Organizers of the jump, in which 60 soldiers wafted to ground under khaki-colored parachutes, said it was the largest gathering of U.S. Cavalry personnel on the site since the Battle of the Little Bighorn on June 25, 1876.
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Col. Christopher Gibson said the soldiers had a great jump and added "what an historical place to conduct an Airborne operation."
"We are very honored to be among the warriors that are here today and all veterans," Gibson said. "All veterans, who came before us and by their example showed us the way and gave us the freedoms we have today."
Modern day scouts, like Gibson and the other cavalry members, are the lineage of Indian warrior scouts. Although today's cavalry is seldom on horseback, they maintain the mental and physical toughness, and are smart, courageous and tenacious, just as their military forbearers were, he said.
Now that's a jump I would really have liked to be a part of.
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