The U.S. Army Band Brass Quintet played as people awaited ... where his remains were transferred to a horse-drawn caisson for the rest of his trip to the Capitol. The location nods to Carter ...

The Army announced earlier this month that it has reinstated the use of caissons during military funerals at Arlington ...

The suspension triggered a comprehensive overhaul, rebranding the unit as the Caisson Detachment. Tambour Eller, a 34-year veteran of the Army Corps of Engineers overseeing renovations, described the ...

The Army's caisson detatchment was worn down by too many funerals, underinvestment and poor care. The Army euthanized two horses, Mickey and Tony, and in 2023 the rest were retired to Florida.

The Army will soon begin limited use of horse-drawn caissons for funerals at Arlington National Cemetery. Here, a caisson ...

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 ...

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 ...