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Horse-drawn Army caissons to roll again for funerals at Arlington National Cemetery
Beginning the week of June 2, soldiers, their horses and the caisson will carry caskets for two funerals a day and a maximum ...
Horse-drawn caissons to return to Arlington Memorial Cemetery after 2-year pause
Arlington National Cemetery will reintroduce caisson horses to some military funerals in June, after a two-year pause to ...
Identified Washburn WWII soldier to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - A U.S. soldier and Washburn native who served in World War II will be given a military burial in a ...
Air Force colonel finally laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery as family triumphs over paperwork challenge
A decorated Air Force veteran of 27 years, Colonel Tara Lunardi’s burial followed months of legal struggles over what her family calls a "paperwork technicality." ...
After a century, two Jewish soldiers get tombstones with Star of David at Arlington
Deborah Berlinger Eiferman rose from her wheelchair and was helped to the lectern set up in the grass near the grave of her ...
Army to begin limited use of horse-drawn caissons for Arlington National Cemetery funerals
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army will soon begin limited use of horse-drawn caissons for funerals at Arlington National Cemetery, ...
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After a Century, Two Soldiers Get True Rest
Tragically, after surviving the war, like so many soldiers fighting the war in Europe, he succumbed to the Spanish flu in ...
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Horse-drawn caissons to return in limited use at Arlington cemetery
The Army will soon begin limited use of horse-drawn caissons for funerals at Arlington National Cemetery. Here, a caisson team carries the remains of Army Pfc. Tramaine J. Billingsley during ...
Army to Resume Use of Horse-Drawn Caissons for Arlington Funerals Two Years After Horse Deaths
After a two-year hiatus, horse-drawn caissons will once again be an option at Arlington National Cemetery. The pause came ...