USS Billings crew stops in Red Lodge for Beartooth Pass trip and parade
USS Billings crew takes in Red Lodge Fourth of July parade
and last updated 2021-07-03 19:58:53-04
RED LODGE â Six crew members from the USS Billings stopped in Red Lodge on Saturday to take in the scenic views offered by the Beartooth Pass and march in the Fourth of July parade.
âYouâre supposed to join the Navy and see all of the coasts, not mostly inland. But this was absolutely wonderful, said Jesse Silcox, a mineman first class on the USS Billings.
Red Lodge is about 2,200 miles away from the crew s usual station with their ship in Jacksonville, Florida. The trip to Red Lodge was part of a weekend of touring and attending Independence Day Celebrations for the USS Billings crew. The trip to the Treasure sState is the first time five of the six crew members have been to Montana.