A Custer speaks Chip Custer and his wife are retired and living in Arizona. He has visited Monroe “countless” times and given public talks and has participated in Custer events. He is well aware of the most recent controversy surrounding his ancestor, Gen. George Armstrong. Chip wrote three columns for The Monroe News about his well-known name and what he thinks about the famous statue. Today, Part I: Custer: A family of patriots Sunday, Part II: The inconvenience of truth Monday, Part III: Let the statue stand My Dad would occasionally tell me stories about his fathers’ career. One day among Dad’s papers I found a short biography he documented about his father, Brice.