Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON − The Army announced Tuesday that it will resume using horse-drawn caissons for a limited number of funerals at ...

WASHINGTON — 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 improve the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For more than seven decades, the Caisson Platoon of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as "The Old Guard," has provided ...

Inside the Army's revamped elite horse-soldier training program, where troops train for funeral missions at Arlington ...

After a two-year hiatus, the Army will once again use horse-drawn caissons for funerals at Arlington National Cemetery. The program will resume the first week of June, said Karen Durham-Aguilera, ...

The return of horse-drawn caissons at Arlington National Cemetery is being delayed for at least months or a year, the Army said April 12, 2024, as officials struggle to improve the care of the horses, ...

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 U.S. Army today announced a long-term plan to address the health and well-being of horses supporting enhanced funeral honors at Arlington National Cemetery and to ensure the herd can ...

WASHINGTON − The Army announced Tuesday that it will resume using horse-drawn caissons for a limited number of funerals at Arlington National Cemetery this summer, three years after it suspended the ...

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 improve ...