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Little Big Horn Tour

June 2001

by Russ Lockwood

We received the following item--RL

1. Please stay tuned [subscribed] for event planning info on our 2002 JodieCon's including

    a. BORODINO'02 in MD/VA area
    b. ANTIETAM'02 at the Battlefield
    c. OTHER EVENTS TBA, [ANCIENTS? WWII? Colonial?] GM suggestions welcome.

2. Also, FYI the following, our participation in the Little Big Horn 125th Anniversary Conference and Battlefield tour in Montana (also RE-ENACTMENT OF CUSTER'S LAST STAND) . I'll be attending as a speaker and hosting a miniature wargame refight of the Little Big Horn Campaign. See below.

3. PLEASE Pass on to others possibly interested.

Pete Panzeri PSC 303 Box 23, APO AP 96204-0023 PanzeriP@usfk.korea.army.mil

CUSTER & THE LITTLE BIG HORN / THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY

JUNE 21-24, 2001 / SHERIDAN, WYOMING
23RD ANNUAL NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, ORDER OF THE INDIAN WARS (Established 1979)
Focusing on The Battle of the Little Big Horn in its 125th Anniversary Year,

With Motorcoach Tours of the Rosebud Battle and the Little Big Horn Campaign
Plus An Optional Sunday Visit to Little Big Horn Days and the Re-Enactment of Custer's Last Stand. Featuring An Outstanding Line-Up of Speakers, Including best-selling Novelist Terry C. Johnston Special Guest: Tom Bullhead, Descendant of One of the Indian Policemen Who Shot Sitting Bull

JUNE 21-24, 2001 / SHERIDAN, WYOMING
ORDER OF THE INDIAN WARS P. O. Box 7401, Little Rock AR 72217 / Jerry L. Russell, National Chairman indianwars@aristotle.net

HQ: Best Western Sheridan Center, 612 N. Main, Sheridan WY 82801

Registration Fee: See Below; Includes Motorcoach Tours, Sessions and Meals as Indicated. Does NOT Include Lodging / Make Your Own Reservations at Best Western, Mention Order of the Indian Wars for special rate! (307) 674-7421 ($68.30S /$78.30D + tax)

Topics and Speakers (Subject to Change)

Thursday, June 21 (Lunch on your own)
Noon Registration.
1:00 p.m. WELCOME Opening Remarks. Jerry Russell.
1:15 p.m. Warriors of the Northern Plains. Tom Bullhead. Teacher/Historian. Fort ates, No. Dak.
2:15 p.m. The Cheyenne in the Indian Wars. Dr. Michael Hughes, Editor, Journal of the Indian Wars.
/BREAK
3:30 p.m. Cheyenne Primacy. Margot Liberty, Historian/Author, Sheridan, Wyo.
4:30 p.m. Sioux War Tactics. Maj. Peter Panzeri, Author/Historian, US Army (Korea).
6:30 p.m. COMMAND POST (Cash Bar)
7:30 p.m. BANQUET Red Cloud's War. Jerry Keenan, Author/Historian, Longmont, Colo.

Friday, June 22 (Breakfast on your own)
8:00 a.m. TOUR Following Crook to the Rosebud (Picnic Lunch on the Road)
6:30 p.m. COMMAND POST (Cash Bar)
7:30 p.m. BANQUET Little Bighorn Battlefield NM
Today--Operation & Preservation. Speaker TBA.

Saturday, June 23 (Breakfast on your own)
7:30 a.m. TOUR The Little Big Horn Campaign, led by Jim Court, Former Superintendent, Custer Battlefield National Monument (Picnic Lunch on the Road)
6:30 p.m. COMMAND POST (Cash Bar)
7:30 p.m. BANQUET Topic to be announced. Terry Johnston, Novelist/Historian.

SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2001, OPTIONAL TOUR:
LITTLE BIG HORN DAYS, including the RE-ENACTMENT OF CUSTER'S LAST STAND LEAVE @ 8:30 A.M.; RETURN BY 6 P.M.; LUNCH ON THE ROAD

To sign up for this Assembly to be held on the 125th Anniversary of the Battle of the Little Big Horn (seating is limited!), contact: indianwars@aristotle.net

Pricing
Sorry, No Refunds after 5/20/2001,
Payment less $25 refunded if requested before 5/20/2001.

OIW Members--Pay before 5/20:
Full Conference (June 21st-23rd) $330
Optional Tour (June 24th) $80
OIW Members--Pay after 5/20:
Full Conference (June 21st-23rd) $355
Optional Tour (June 24th) $90
NON-OIW Members--Pay before 5/20:
Full Conference (June 21st-23rd) $360
Optional Tour (June 24th) $100
NON-OIW Members--Pay after 5/20
Full Conference (June 21st-23rd) $385
Optional Tour (June 24th) $110
JOIN NOW and save on registration: Dues $20 New Renewal

INDIVIDUAL TICKETS AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS/SPOUSES ONLY:
Thurs. Afternoon Only $50;
Thurs. Banquet $40;
Fri. Tour (incl. lunch) $100;
Fri. Banquet $40;
Sat.Tour (incl. lunch) $100;
Sat. Banquet $40;
Sunday Optional Tour $100

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