Hauling part of "Big Sky" country with him, Ron Johnson drove more than 2,000 miles to Barack Obama's inauguration.
Johnson, a 58-year-old bus driver for Sarpy Transportation, says he couldn't imagine a more historic time to leave his Montana home and travel to the nation's capital for the first time.
He was part of a contingent who drove 24 members of the Crow Nation, who are riding horses in today's parade.
With a smile, the lifelong Montana resident says he and the new president are both "honorary members" of the Native American tribe.
"I guess we're brothers," Johnson says as he sits inside a home-modeled trailer with a fireplace and 40-inch flat-screen television.
Johnson wasn't always completely behind his "brother." Almost regretting his previous decision, he says he supported Republican John McCain in last November's presidential election.
"I think I made a mistake," he said. "Now, I am 100 percent behind" Obama. "I really think he is a top-notch guy and we have a great country."
--Marc Rehmann
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