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Horse-drawn caissons to return to Arlington Memorial Cemetery after 2-year pause
Arlington National Cemetery will reintroduce caisson horses to some military funerals in June, after a two-year pause to ...
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Giddy Up, the U.S. Army’s Caisson Has a New Saddle
Caisson Detachment, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) is riding into modernization with a new saddle. The ...
Army to Resume Use of Horse-Drawn Caissons for Arlington Funerals Two Years After Horse Deaths
After a two-year hiatus, horse-drawn caissons will once again be an option at Arlington National Cemetery. The pause came ...
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 ...
Army to resume horse-drawn caissons for funerals at Arlington Cemetery
The program, long an Arlington tradition, was suspended after several equine deaths and reports of neglectful treatment of ...
Army to begin limited use of horse-drawn caissons for Arlington National Cemetery funerals
The Army will begin limited use of horse-drawn caissons for funerals at Arlington National Cemetery the week of June 2.
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Horse-drawn caissons to return in limited use at Arlington cemetery
The Army will soon begin limited use of horse-drawn caissons for funerals at Arlington National Cemetery. Here, a caisson team carries the remains of Army Pfc. Tramaine J. Billingsley during ...
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Army to begin limited use of horse-drawn caissons for Arlington National Cemetery funerals
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army will soon begin limited use of horse-drawn caissons for funerals at Arlington National Cemetery, phasing in the long-held tradition after nearly two years of work to ...