After having just spent about 4 days traveling through Navajoland (reservation) on my Arizona holiday, learning a little about their past and culture and seeing their current living conditions, I find I have no sympathy whatsoever for Custer and I'm saddened by the things we did to these amazing people. There is much to admire in the Navajo (among others) culture, their knowledge of the land, and their arts and crafts. Theirs was a proud past that contrasts with their present. I saw far too many run-down looking mobile homes in the Navajo lands to feel good about their standard of living. Yet, despite that, I saw many post-9/11 type signs on the road sides of their villages: "Support our troops." I was a little surprised about the "our" in those signs. I wish I'd had the chance to talk to a Navajo to understand how they feel about their past, their present and their feelings about the USA - and that "our".

Sorry for the slight diversion, but the discussion of Custer struck a chord with my recent personal experiences. It is one thing to read about these events, but seeing the places and the results really brings the point home.