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Hawk Man’s covered marker. Photo by Reece
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Crowd gathers before ceremony. Photo by Reece
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Crowd gathers before ceremony. Marker for Hawk Man covered with a buffalo calf robe seen in foreground. Photo by Reece
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Riders from the Crazy Horse family arrive upon the Reno-Benteen Battlefield. Photo by Wahrme
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They rode on horseback to the battlefield from Slim Buttes, SD. Photo by Wahrme
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They stood silently throughout the entire program. Photo by Mauer
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Friends’ board member and park ranger, Jerry Jasmer with Chief Historian LBH, John Doerner. Photo by Mauer
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Doerner stands next to Floyd Clown. Photo by Reece
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Alexa Hunsaker – one of our youngest cavalrywomen. She is an incredibly bright girl who appeared to enjoy the entire weekend. Photo by Semenock
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l-r: Megan Reece, Ron Thomas, and Sonja LaPointe. Photo by LaPointe.
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Steve Alexander’s group finally arrives after the long march from Medicine Tail Ford. Photo by Reece
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Alexander’s group rests their horses beside the Crazy Horse riders. Photo by Reece
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You’ll recognize Alexander as the actor who portrays Custer in all the documentaries on the History Channel. Photo by Mauer
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Cook and Doerner wait for ceremony to begin. Photo by Reece
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Cook starts ceremony and soon introduces 10th Special Forces. Photo by Reece
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Officers from the 10 Special Forces, Ft. Carson, CO approach the Hawk Man marker. Photo by Reece
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Where they gently lay a wreath before the marker. Photo by Reece
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They walk back up the hill, then turn around and stand as still as statues. Photo by Reece
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The two officers then salute Hawk Man. Photo by Reece
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You could hear a pin drop. Photo by Wahrme
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The wreath brought by the 10 Special Forces. Photo by Wahrme
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Floyd Crown speaks to the guests and then says a prayer in Lakota. Photo by Reece
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Sylvan Longbreak with assistance from Clown prepare to remove the cover from the marker. Photo by Reece
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The crowd witnessed history in the making. Photo by Reece
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As a relative of Hawk Man, a young boy named Sylvan unveils the marker. Photo by Reece
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Hawk Man. Photo by Reece
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Curator Sharon Small hands the first offering to Sylvan to be placed at the marker. Photo by Reece
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Sylvan accepts the offering from Sharon Small. Photo by Semenock
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Friends’ board member, Lola Mauer, places an offering for Hawk Man. Photo by Reece
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A soldier recently returned from fighting in Iraq places his offering at the Breech Cloth marker. Photo by Semenock
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William Carrington, descendent of the commander at Ft Phil Kearny places an offering for Breech Cloth. Photo by Semenock
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