Caisson Detachment Revitalizes Tradition at Arlington National Cemetery
April 14, 2025
April 14, 2025
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news:
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Caisson Detachment Revitalizes Tradition at Arlington National Cemetery
For more than seven decades, the Caisson Platoon of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as "The Old Guard," has provided horse-drawn caisson funeral services at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia -- a tradition formalized in 1948 and rooted in 19th-century military honors.
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Caisson Detachment Revitalizes Tradition at Arlington National Cemetery
For more than seven decades, the Caisson Platoon of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as "The Old Guard," has provided horse-drawn caisson funeral services at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia -- a tradition formalized in 1948 and rooted in 19th-century military honors.