Mr. Custer Mr. Custer "Mr. Custer" is a march novelty song, sung by Larry Verne, and written by Al De Lory, Fred Darian, and Joseph Van Winkle. It was a song in the United States in 1960, topping the "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart for the issue dated October 10, 1960, and remained there for one week. It is a comical song about a soldier's plea to General Custer before the climactic Battle of the Little Bighorn against the Sioux, which he did not want to fight. In 1964, Verne recorded and released a sequel novelty song entitled "Return of Mr. Custer,"
Dorothy Custer "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" to Jay on Valentine's Day 2012. In May 2012, Custer celebrated her 101st birthday by ziplining in the Snake River Canyon. Author and physician Jacob M. Appel honored Custer by modeling a minor character after her in his novel "The Man Who Wouldn't Stand Up" (2012); in a 2013 interview, Custer said she was flattered by the honor but acknowledged not having read the book. In June 2013, Custer celebrated her 102nd birthday by BASE jumping off the Perrine Bridge into the Snake River Canyon. She became the oldest BASE jumper with the help of