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 ...

Two horses were euthanized in 2022 due to poor living conditions and feed; the program was suspended for two years just a few months later Win McNamee/Getty After a two-year hiatus, the Army will once ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY − At 6:30 a.m., the scrape of manure shovels and the shuffling of horse hooves echoed through the ...

The U.S. Army’s Caisson Detachment returned to Arlington National Cemetery this week for the first time in two years. In Section 62, the ceremonial horse unit that transports veterans and service ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A horse-drawn caisson will carry Officer Michael Horan to Westover Church before his funeral service on Thursday. But, what is a caisson? Here’s what we know. According to the North ...

The unit came under public scrutiny in 2022 when CNN reported that two horses had died within days of each other, highlighting substandard living conditions and neglect within the unit. A horse-drawn ...

WASHINGTON ‒ For the soldiers and horses carrying former President Jimmy Carter's casket to the Capitol, Tuesday is as high-profile and no-fail a mission as they get. The five soldiers and eight ...

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 ...

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, ...