The five soldiers and eight horses of the Army's Caisson Detachment halted, the U.S. Capitol on the hill, about a mile away. Wind scythed down Independence Avenue in northwest Washington under a ...

No horses required evacuation for higher-level care." The caisson unit belongs to the 3rd Infantry Regiment, also known as "The Old Guard." The regiment is part of the Joint Task Force-National ...

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The training accident occurred at about 2 p.m. between soldiers and horses of the Caisson Detachment of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as “The Old Guard.” Three horses unseated their ...