Free Republic

Every war has them. The combat bullshit artists who go to elaborate extremes aggrandizing their military exploits for profit or promotion. In the Battle of the Little Big Horn, there were hundreds of these pathetic individuals but none with the creative flair of Theodore W. Goldin. Mr. Goldin enlisted as a private in the 7th Cavalry on April 8th, 1876, just two months before that fateful Sunday when Custer's five companies would face off with 3000 Sioux and Cheyenne warriors. He would be assigned to Company G, commanded by Lieutenant Donald MacIntosh who served under Major Marcus Reno during the...