UPDATED: Custers Last Standard: Bloodstained and bullet-ridden flag

[kc10bull]

UPDATED: Custer's Last Standard: Bloodstained and bullet-ridden flag

Check out this story from Daily Mail Reporter

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...he-Little-Bighorn-fetch-5million-auction.html

Updated: From the BBC to include a picture of the flag!
Gen Custer flag sells for $2.2m at Sotheby's auction.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11974405

 

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Re: UPDATED: Custer's Last Standard: Bloodstained and bullet-ridden flag

Wait, so the government goes after treasures recovered by treasure hunters, but allows this flag to be auctioned off?

 

[frosty]

Re: UPDATED: Custer's Last Standard: Bloodstained and bullet-ridden flag

Like alot of things the Gov. does - they pick and choose the law/laws they want/don't want to enforce

 

[bwirth1999]

Re: UPDATED: Custer's Last Standard: Bloodstained and bullet-ridden flag

Wait, so the government goes after treasures recovered by treasure hunters, but allows this flag to be auctioned off?

But ofcourse... we LOST that battle...remember...... Why would the government want it's people to remember that...?