In a cost-saving move, the US Army is disbanding most ceremonial cavalry units, retiring 141 horses while retaining caisson ...

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 ...

The unit is in its final days of practice, preparing for the return June 2 of carrying deceased troops by horse-drawn caisson wagon to their graves, a tradition that dates to the 19 th century ...

Ceremonial cavalry units will be closed down at bases, including one whose horses were showcased during the June 14 military ...

Soldiers assigned to Caisson Detachment, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), conduct the inaugural ride of the caisson's limited reintegration into funeral services in Arlington National ...

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 ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - A horse-drawn caisson from the Butler County Sheriff’s Office will carry the casket of Hamilton County Deputy Sheriff Larry Henderson to its final resting place in Spring ...

The Army paused its iconic caisson funeral processions because horses were getting sick and dying. They're back after a $28 million investment. The Army's ultimate memorial honor: Horse-drawn ...

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 ...