Arlington Horse-Drawn Funerals to Remain Suspended as Families Grapple with Burial Arrangements
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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
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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.
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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 […]