Horse-drawn Army caissons to roll again for funerals at Arlington National Cemetery

Beginning the week of June 2, soldiers, their horses and the caisson will carry caskets for two funerals a day and a maximum ...
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The Army's ultimate memorial honor: Horse-drawn caisson funerals to resume at Arlington

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 ...
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What It Takes To Run A Funeral At Arlington Cemetery

A military band plays a reverent march, leading six horses as they pull a flag-draped casket through tree-lined lanes of Arlington National Cemetery. A team of soldiers transfers the casket from the ...
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The US Army Disbands Historic Horse Units

In a cost-saving move, the US Army is disbanding most ceremonial cavalry units, retiring 141 horses while retaining caisson units for funerals. Critics note recent parades cost far more than the ...