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[macwilkin]

The John Wayne movie either Fort Apache or Rio Grande, one of the trilogy he made in the late forties or very early fifties, Myles Keogh is mentioned by name by John Wayne's character after he hears about the massacre at Little Big Horn.
He reads out from the list of soldiers killed saying that some such as Myles Keogh were personal friends of his. I can't remember the name of John Wayne's character but they were 3 of the best films he made

That was She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. There is a scene where Capt. Brittles is visiting his wife's grave, and he tells a story of how Keogh would dance with her at the officer's ball.

INMHO, that was John Wayne's best role ever, especially the scene where Capt. Brittles retires -- "Lest We Forget".

T.