Daughters Of The American Revolution Honors Town Of Harlem

On June 11, 2023, The Daughters of the American Revolution, which is based out of Glasgow, honored the town of Harlem with an "Excellence in Historic Preservation Award."Members from Black Eagle-Assiniboine, the sponsoring Chapter, were joined by members of Milk River Chapter to honor Harlem citizens.

On Nov. 30, 1992, two C-141 cargo planes from McChord Air Force Base in Washington collided in the air near Harlem along Montana's Hi-Line during a refueling training exercise. The citizens of Harlem established a memorial immediately after the crash.

This memorial will be awarded an "Excellence in Historic Preservation" medal given by the Daughters of American Revolution- a non -profit dedicated to promoting patriotism and preserving American History.

Vicki Selin, member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, explained why the

Harlem Memorial stood out to them. "Their 30 years of continual dedication to remembering those airmen who lost their lives. Those of us who were in Great Falls, and had any connection with the Air Force, even though those planes came from McChord, were rocked pretty solidly when that crash occurred, but the people in Harlem, a small farming community immediately responded to the site. By the next morning they had a committee ready to go because they wanted to never forget the lives of these 13, and the impact on those 13 families."

A bridge memorial was built and added to the existing memorial. It was dedicated on Nov. 30, 2022.

The Harlem community will continue to maintain and honor these men who made the ultimate sacrifice so future generations will know the importance of Patriotism and Military service.