[eastsider]

The horse this year is named Sergeant York, which might (don't know for sure) have some military significance:

The M247 (Sergeant York) is an American self-propelled anti-aircraft gun developed in the 1980s to replace the M163A2 system. The M247 is based on a modified M48 tank chassis and is manned by a crew of three and armed with twin Bofors 40 mm L/70 guns. The M247 has a top speed of 48 kmh and a range of 500 km. (Entry from Probert Encyclopaedia on-line)

[WayneM]

Alvin York, WWI hero and Medal of Honor winner.

After their officers were killed, he assumed command and he, with 7 men, charged a German machine gun nest. They captured 4 officers, 128 men, and several guns. By the way, he tried to get out of service because he was a pacifist - not a coward but a genuine pacifist.

http://www.grunts.net/legends/alvinyork.html

[cgk]

The horse this year is named Sergeant York, which might (don't know for sure) have some military significance:

A standard-bred pacer named Sgt. York is held by Army Sgt. Frank Dobrisky in this undated photo released by the United States Trotting Association in Colts Neck, N.J., Monday, June 7, 2004. Sgt. York, who was bred in New Jersey and races at Freehold Raceway in Freehold, N.J., is used as a riderless horse in the U.S. Army Caisson unit and will be part of the funeral procession for former President Ronald Reagan (news - web sites) in Washington Friday, June 11, 2004. (AP Photo/U.S. Trotting Association)

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Members of the Old Guard Regimental Motor Pool at Fort Myer, adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery, work on the Caisson that will be used in the funeral services for former President Ronald Reagan (news - web sites), before it is disassembled and repainted, Monday, June 7, 2004 in Arlington, Va. On Wednesday, the former president's body is to be flown to Washington, followed by a Wednesday night ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda, the body will lie in state there. The national funeral will be Friday at Washington NationalCathedral, where President Bush (news - web sites) will be among the speakers. The body will then be returned to Reagan's library in Simi Valley for a private burial service. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

[Bogey78O]

Seargent York was one of if not the highest decorated soldier from WW1. When asked how him and and a handful of men captured over 130 something German soldiers he simply replied, "We surrounded them."