The Army's Old Guard caisson unit resumes operation for President Jimmy Carter's funeral. It had been suspended for ...

“Sergeant York gained worldwide attention when he performed as the Riderless Horse at the funeral of former President Ronald ...

The Army's caisson detatchment was worn down by too many funerals, underinvestment and poor care. The Army euthanized two horses, Mickey and Tony, and in 2023 the rest were retired to Florida. By June ...

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY − At 6:30 a.m., the scrape of manure shovels and the shuffling of horse hooves echoed through the red-brick stable at Fort Myer. Soldiers from the caisson detachment in ...

WASHINGTON — The return of horse-drawn caissons at Arlington National Cemetery is being delayed for months and maybe longer, the Army said Friday, as it struggles to improve the care of the horses, ...

In his time, Klinger would rise at 4:30 a.m., get showered and brushed, spruce up in brass and leather tack then trot out for a 14-hour day — pulling soldiers through gardens of stone. In 20 years of ...

Retirement is a time when, after all those long years of hard work, a Soldier can finally put his or her feet up and relax. This also applies to the horses of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old ...

JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, Va. (Dec. 5, 2011) -- Before horses have the distinct honor of transporting a fallen hero to their final resting place in Arlington National Cemetery, Va., they must be ...

More than 50 Soldiers and 30 horses from The 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson platoon bear the solemn mission of transporting servicemembers to their final resting place in Arlington ...

SAN ANTONIO – A team of horses at Fort Sam Houston is tasked with pulling a flag-draped casket on a caisson at military funerals. The horses are part of the U.S. Army North Military Funeral Honors ...