Do you recognize this classic Irish tune? 🎶Garry Owen, first adopted as the official song of the 7th Cavalry Regiment in 1867 and later as the official song of the 1st Cavalry Division, (“First Team!”) is one of the most beloved and ubiquitous military songs.🎶Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Don’t forget to wear some Army green! 🍀“Garry Owen” performed by West Point Band Hellcats Sgt. 1st Class Heath White, piccolo, and Staff Sgt. Preston Gilbert, drum. | West Point Band

Lieutenant Colonel George Custer led the 7th Cavalry into a battle he believed to be minor in 1876. On June 25 his troops discovered a massive encampment of Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne and Arapaho near the Little Bighorn River in Montana. Ignoring warnings from scouts, he split his forces into three battalions to attack from different directions. Leaders such as Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse rallied a coordinated defense that overwhelmed the separated units and dealt a crushing defeat to the