Montana Veterans Memorial

Sunday, October 7, 2007
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We visited the Montana Veterans Memorial a few days ago, and were both proud and humbled. It’s a beautiful place, and seeing the names of so many Montanans who served is amazing. We found the plates for my girlfriend’s father and grandfather – her father was an Air Force pilot in the 60s and 70s, and her grandfather was a Marine in WWII. We also saw the plates for Colonel Einar Malmstrom (Malmstrom Air Force Base) and Capt Shawn McCaughey (Canadian Snowbirds). There’s also a bench dedicated to the First Special Service Forces, the American-Canadian team assembled during WWII at Fort Harrison in Helena that became the forerunner to modern-day Special Forces units.

Montana Veterans Memorial
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3 Responses to Montana Veterans Memorial

  1. ajtooley on Sunday, October 7, 2007 at 4:15 pm

    I’m eagerly awaiting the day we can go see my dad’s tile; it’s been ordered, but it takes a while…

  2. Hutch on Monday, October 8, 2007 at 9:07 am

    Very cool dude… very cool.

  3. Veterans Day 2009 | Greater Falls! on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 1:13 pm

    [...] A crisp salute and “thank you” to all veterans on this sacred day: active duty, retired, veterans, Guard and Reserve. If you wear the uniform of the United States of America – or ever did – I offer my sincere gratitude. If you’ve never visited the Montana Veterans Memorial right here in Great Falls, today is a great day to do so (previous entry about it). [...]

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