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A caisson (US: / ˈ k eɪ s ɒ n /) is a two-wheeled cart designed to carry artillery ammunition; [3] the British term is "ammunition wagon". Caissons are also used to bear the casket of the deceased in some state and military funerals in certain Western cultures, including the United States. [2]: 32
The caisson detachment at Fort Myer, adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, assumed duty to escort funerals in 1948. It followed the tradition of using a caisson, three, two-horse ...
The United States Army Caisson Platoon of the 3rd United States Infantry Regiment "The Old Guard" transports the flag-draped casket of Sergeant Major of the Army George W. Dunaway on a horse-drawn limbers and caissons during a military funeral procession at Arlington National Cemetery, 2008.
The horse, sometimes caparisoned in black, follows the caisson carrying the casket. [1] A riderless horse can also be featured in parades (military, police or civilian) to symbolize either fallen soldiers, fallen police officers or deceased equestrian athletes. [2] A motorcycle can be used as a substitute for a horse though such practice is ...
PHOTO: A horse-drawn caisson carries the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter as the State Funeral Procession departs the US Navy Memorial and heads to the Capitol in Washington, DC ...
2 p.m.: Motorcade arrives at the U.S. Navy Memorial and Carter’s remains are transferred from a hearse to a horse-drawn caisson. 2:15 p.m.: Funeral procession begins marching up to the U.S ...
A final component of a state funeral, as is typically offered during military funerals for fallen veterans, is the folding of the flag of the United States and its presentation to the next of kin. The flag draped over the casket is meticulously folded twelve times by a total of eight honor guards, four on each side of the casket.
In 20 years of service to the U.S. Army, the horse served more than 8,600 missions for the caisson platoon at Arlington National Cemetery, leading the solemn trail to a full-honors burial, often ...