Two graves were memorialized in June: Pvt. Myron Tanner, Co. "D," who was in Capt. Brown's Pueblo detachment when they came into the Valley, served as a bishop in Provo, and is buried there. Clive Jackson of Paonia, CO, arranged the ceremony to coincide with the Tanner re-union, and Clive dedicated the marker.
Just across from Tanner's grave is the grave of Benjamin Morgan Roberts, also of Co. "D" and a member of Captain Brown's Pueblo detachment. His marker was placed the next day as part of the family re-union ceremonies. Maj. Grant Eastwood conducted this one, and gave the Battalion talk. Both of these men's families have a family organization. A member of the Battalion staff met with the family representative and planned the ceremony, and made the financial arrangements. A member of the family conducted the services; the Battalion did the flag ceremony, and one of the Battalion gave a brief account of the accomplishments of the Battalion or the company in which the deceased served. The grave marker (placed in the ground before the ceremony) was dedicated by a member of the family. This person is usually the recognized "head" of the clan. [for instance, Stake President Murray Rawson, who is also Senator Rawson, flew up from Las Vegas, to dedicate the grave marker of his relative, David Pettegrew.]. The other prayers and any musical numbers or other parts of the program are at the option of the family. For these two markings, Capt. Grant Wood and Maj. Grant Eastwood poured the concrete and set the bronze markers before the ceremonies, which is a necessity; however, the family has the right to do that themselves, if they prefer. The Battalion asks for a copy of the deceased's Journal, if there is one.