Arlington National Cemetery will reintroduce caisson horses to some military funerals in June, after a two-year pause to ...

The long-held tradition will be phased in starting June 2 after nearly two years of work to improve the care of the horses.

The Army will begin limited use of horse-drawn caissons for funerals at Arlington National Cemetery the week of June 2.

Cemetery officials said that in mid-April, visitors will begin seeing the caisson ... In a statement, Renea Yates, acting superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery, said using the caissons ...

NATIONAL MILITARY CEMETERY. >> VISITORS STOPPING BY THE EVERS HOME WEDNESDAY, REACTING TO REPORTS THAT THE ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY WEBSITE HAD APPARENTLY SCRUBBED INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORLD WAR ...

Cemetery officials said that in mid-April, visitors will begin seeing the caisson ... In a statement, Renea Yates, acting superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery, said using the caissons ...

A visitor to Arlington National Cemetery's website earlier this year would have seen links to information about a wide range of notable African Americans, Hispanic Americans and women buried there.

Arlington calls them modules—featured stories for visitors, families ... Even before Arlington became a military cemetery, part of the land housed a community of formerly enslaved people.

“Arlington embodies an incredibly important history for all Americans,” Boston-based historian Kevin Levin said. The cemetery is sacred ground with a rich history that leaves many ...