Another Soldier Honored …
Today a soldier reached another honor in carrying out a very respectable duty, he was awarded his brass spurs for reaching and completing five hundred missions of transporting fellow military to their final rest at Arlington National Cemetery.
As the soldier removed his silver spurs, he instructed one of the other members of the caisson detachment to remove and replace his spurs with the ones that had “500 plus” missions as a tribute and encouragement to the soldier to work to achieve his brass spurs.
Tradition has it that when a soldier is selected for the Caisson Platoon of the 3d Infantry Regiment – “The Old Guard”, they are issued a pair of silver spurs to wear on their boots. Those spurs signify that they have been included into a very unique platoon of the US Army, for it is the only unit in the US military that trains the soldiers in equestrian skills.
Tags: 3d Infantry Regiment, Arlington National Cemetery, Caisson Platoon, The Old Guard, US Army
