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Riding Forward: Pulling Caisson Detachment into the Future

Almost two years ago in May 2023, a 77-year legacy of service was halted due to the death of two horses within the Caisson Platoon, Mickey and Tony, after they passed due to intestinal compaction.
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Media Roundtable on continued suspension of caisson operations

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 ...
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Army to begin limited use of horse-drawn caissons for Arlington National Cemetery funerals

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army will soon begin ...
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The Army's ultimate memorial honor: horse-drawn Caissons funerals to resume at Arlington

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY — At 6:30 a.m., the scrape of manure shovels and the shuffling of horse hooves echoed through the red-brick stable at Ft. Myer. Soldiers from caisson detachment in blue ...
The New York Times

WORK IN THE CAISSONS OF THIRD EAST RIVER BRIDGE; Death of Three Laborers Employed in Making Foundations for the Brooklyn Tower Causes Contractors to Desist from Their Attempt ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...