Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Army says it will continue the suspension of horse-drawn funeral services at Arlington National Cemetery after roughly a year ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Army is extending the suspension of horses leading caissons during funerals at Arlington National Cemetery through June 2024 ...

FORT MYER, Va -- Famous author Winston Churchill once wrote "No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle". The same can be said about the Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old ...

One of the hallmarks of the Arlington National Cemetery funeral procession is the stately caisson pulled by six handsome horses. The horses and their riders are members of the Caisson Platoon of The ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army announced changes ...

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 ...

Editor note: Most Soldiers who come to the Caisson Platoon are not expert horseman, but are trained as infantrymen, skilled in their individual fields. A new Soldier on this team must undergo rigorous ...

Members of the Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall community and visitors from around the National Capital Region got acquainted with the Soldiers and steeds of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard ...

WASHINGTON – The Army announced changes Wednesday to the way it will care for the gray and black horses that carry service members' flag-draped caskets to their final resting places in Arlington ...