Only adding to the reverence of services at Arlington is the seamless way that soldiers, marines, sailors, and airmen work alongside four-legged members of the Caisson teams. A typical caisson team consists of at least 7 horses, 4 riders, and one serviceman holding the colors of the service the deceased served in, plus the caisson. Six of the horses are pulling the caisson, three of which have riders. The other three horses are riderless. The Caisson platoon usually begins work at 4am and does not cease until the final services at Arlington have concluded for the day. They support full honors services for all eligible branches and the integration of these horses into services is both nuanced and extremely moving. This image captures the emotion of these moments in a very powerful way. PC: @arlingtonmedia

[igp-video src=”” poster=”https://www.arlington.media/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/only-adding-to-the-reverence-of-services-at-arlington-is-the-seamless-way-that-soldiers-marines-sail-1.jpg” size=”large”]Only adding to the reverence of services at Arlington is the seamless way that soldiers, marines, sailors, and airmen work alongside four-legged members of the Caisson teams. A typical caisson team consists of at least 7 horses, 4 riders, and one serviceman holding the colors of the service the deceased served in, plus the caisson. Six of the horses are pulling the caisson, three of which have riders. The other three horses are riderless. The Caisson platoon usually begins work at 4am and does not cease until the final services at Arlington have concluded for the day. They support full honors services for all eligible branches and the integration of these horses into services is both nuanced and extremely moving. This image captures the emotion of these moments in a very powerful way. PC: @arlingtonmedia