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

Former President Donald Trump at Arlington National Cemetery

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 […]

Army Says Arlington National Cemetery Employee Being 'Unfairly Attacked' by Trump Campaign

Donald Trump at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

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 […]

Horse-Drawn Funerals at Arlington Suspended Until Mid-2024

Caisson platoon prior to a funeral at Arlington National Cemetery.

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 […]