Army Releases Redacted Police Report on Altercation During Trump's Arlington Cemetery Visit

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has released an almost entirely redacted version of the police report describing when a staffer for Donald Trump’s campaign reportedly shoved an Arlington National Cemetery employee who was trying to prevent them from photographing a ceremony to honor service members killed in the Afghanistan War withdrawal. Federal law prohibits campaign […]
Trump Issues Statement From Gold Star Families Defending Arlington Cemetery Visit and Ripping Harris
ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign issued a statement Sunday from the Gold Star military families who invited him to Arlington National Cemetery as they defended the Republican presidential nominee and insisted that Vice President Kamala Harris is the candidate politicizing fallen U.S. service members. It’s the latest volley in an extended back and forth […]
Army Says Arlington National Cemetery Employee Being 'Unfairly Attacked' by Trump Campaign

The Army is defending an Arlington National Cemetery employee whom it says has been “unfairly attacked” in the wake of a confrontation with campaign staffers during former President Donald Trump’s visit to the cemetery earlier this week. In a relatively strong statement for a military service, the Army said Thursday that the employee “acted with […]
Arlington Horse-Drawn Funerals to Remain Suspended as Families Grapple with Burial Arrangements

The Army says it will continue the suspension of horse-drawn funeral services at Arlington National Cemetery after roughly a year of no operations, leaving some family members with a tough decision on how they want to honor their service members. The timeline for when those services will resume is unclear, officials said Friday. The original […]
Horse-Drawn Funerals at Arlington Suspended Until Mid-2024

The Army has extended its suspension of providing horse-drawn caissons for military funeral honors at Arlington National Cemetery through June 2024, a decision service officials said Wednesday is necessary to rehabilitate 27 horses and reset the troubled program. The 3rd Infantry Regiment’s Caisson Platoon, which provides horses and wheeled platforms to transport fallen service members […]
Arlington Horses Are Getting Improvements After Deaths. But Other Army Animals Also Face Poor Conditions, Review Found.

The Army said Wednesday it has a long-term plan to rehabilitate the horse platoon tasked with funeral services for fallen service members following the deaths of four animals last year. But a recent service-wide Army review also found poor conditions for horses, mules and donkeys maintained at various facilities across the country — the latest […]