[IrishCatholic]

Excellent post.
Screen seems a bit blurry though. I should clean it.

[Daffynition]

A well decorated family member is buried at Arlington. We had the privilege of attending his burial. To see the caisson ceremony "live" is a most humbling, rememberable experience.

To all those who give so much. Thank you. We honor you.

Thousands of Christmas wreaths are nestled against headstones in Section 27 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Dec. 15, 2005. Hundreds of volunteers gathered at Arlington to place more than five thousand donated Christmas wreaths on head stones in the cemetery. The 14th annual wreath laying event is a result of Worcester Wreath Company owner Morrill Worcester's boyhood dream of doing something to honor those laid to rest in the National Cemetery. DoD photo by Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

[ASOC]

Something bout the outside of a horse that does the inside of a man some good...

Perfect day - warm, sunny and on the back of a horse....

[vetvetdoug]

The Army needs to keep at least a company of cavalry and one of horse drawn artillery. I was recruited by the Army back in 1990 to work at Ft. Dietrich and the Old Guard because of my background in horse drawn artillery and microbiology. A friend of mine was hired in the early 2000's to come and evaluate the harness that was being used by the Old Guard and made some startling revelations and changes in the equipment that was for the betterment of the horses and the procedures with respect to tack. He said had I been there ten years earlier I'd fixed it then but as life had it I couldn't get into the Army at the time. Mounted artillery and cavalry IMO brings pride and esprit de corps up to a higher level no matter how wonderful technology gets.

[Cloverfarm]

Excellent article. Therapeutic riding benefits both children and adults in so many ways. My great aunt in Virginia used to send me clippings about Black Jack, the horse in JFK’s funeral (and probably many others)

[csvset]

Nice article.