Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON ‒ For the soldiers and horses carrying former President Jimmy Carter's casket to the Capitol, Tuesday is as ...

Jimmy Carter's remains will be transferred from Atlanta to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, where it will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol. Carter died on Sunday, Dec. 29, at the age of 100. He was 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. By June ...

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 ...

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 ...

Major General Trevor Bredenkamp: Hey, thanks and good morning everyone. Appreciate your time today. Thanks so much for joining us. Since I took command last summer, equine health and caisson ...

The Army said Tuesday that it was partially resuming its horse-drawn caisson program for funerals in Arlington National Cemetery, three years after an investigation found that neglectful treatment of ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Carter died on Sunday, Dec. 29, at the age of 100. He was the 39th president of the United States. Carter's casket will be ...

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 the ...