Soldiers from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), participate in a Special Full Honor Funeral at Arlington National Cemetery. (Staff Sgt. Terrance D. Rhodes/Army) Soldiers who become ...

Mike Wolanin | The Republic Horses Zeus and Apollo with the Indiana National Guard Ceremonial Unit Caisson and Mounted Color Guard stand in their stalls at The Woods in Columbus, Ind., Monday, June 27 ...

The Army is extending the suspension of horses leading caissons during funerals at Arlington National Cemetery through June 2024 due to their health. The initial pause, which began in May, for the ...

Members of the Indiana National Guard Caisson Platoon volunteer to serve in the guard’s ceremonial unit, saddling up their horses to mark the death of an Indiana National Guard member, and give a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The sound of nine horses hooves clip-clopping on the roads of Joint Base San Antonio - Fort Sam Houston signaled the final post ride of U.S. Army North Caisson Platoon Sergeant, Sgt. 1st Class Timothy ...