Memorial Day and the women who mourn

By: Ed Saunders

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: May 25, 2026

Words: 1,204

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Years ago in late May, the calendar showed Memorial Day would soon come to Yellowstone National Cemetery in southcentral Montana. Many people would then visit graves, watch ceremonies, and listen to patriotic speeches. A rifle salute would crack, and the mournful bugle call of Taps would finish the day.

But not today. Today she walked alone with her thoughts and memories; no one else was in the cemetery.

She was a past middle-aged …

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