Army’s Old Guard horses suffer poor living conditions, report finds after 2 died

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Army’s Old Guard horses suffer poor living conditions, report finds after 2 died
By Rachel Nostrant
Apr 7, 03:12 PM
A caisson carries the remains of Army Pfc. Tramaine J. Billingsley, Nov. 2, 2010, during burial services at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. The horse-drawn caisson is provided by the U.S. military for veterans who are eligible for full-honors funerals at Arlington National Cemetery. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)

An Army report covered by CNN this week revealed that military horses serving as pall-bearers for Arlington National Cemetery have been suffering poor-living conditions, with one horse recently dying in February with 44 pounds of gravel and sand in his stomach.

The report was compiled in February by the U.S. Army’s Public Health Command-Atlantic after two horses with the Old Guard — known for guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier — died within days of each other.

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT Charlie Lee PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) 1SG Dan Capri CDR Andrew McMenamin, PhD SrA John Monette SPC Nancy Greene SGT Mark Anderson SFC Bernard Walko GySgt Jack Wallace SPC Michael Terrell SGT Steve McFarland