Custer Monument (West Point) Custer Monument (West Point) Custer Monument is a monument at the United States Military Academy Cemetery, in honor of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer who was killed along with his immediate command at the Battle of the Little Bighorn on 25 June 1876. Congress approved of a statue, to be made from 20 condemned bronze cannons, and for $10,000, of which $6,000 had been subscribed by citizens of New York. The monument was originally located near the academy's headquarters building near the site of present-day Taylor Hall along Thayer Road. Unveiled in 1879, the pedestal had a bronze statue of
Tirad Pass: The Last Stand of Gen. Gregorio del Pilar cheesy battle scenes, with "amazing rifles which require no reloading whatsoever" and "loud explosions which cause no perceptible damage", and that del Pilar and Aguinaldo's relationship had possibly unintentional homoerotic overtones, with "protracted sequences in which Torre and Sarmenta exchange lingering looks and passionately declare their loyalty to the flag". Tirad Pass: The Last Stand of Gen. Gregorio del Pilar Tirad Pass: The Last Stand of Gen. Gregorio del Pilar is a 1996 Philippine biographical epic film directed by Carlo J. Caparas and starring Romnick Sarmenta as the titular Gregorio del Pilar, the youngest Filipino general during the Philippine–American War,