Specialist Jason Dye, of the Old Guard Regiment Caisson Platoon at Fort Myer, adjacent
to Arlington National Cemetery, works on the undercarriage of the caisson that will be used
in the funeral services for former President Ronald Reagan
Sergeant Derrick Gaithers, far right, of the Old Guard Regiment, adjacent to Arlington National
Cemetery, prepares to cover up the caisson that will be used in the funeral services for former
President Ronald Reagan Other members of the Old Guard Specialist Jason Dye, Private First
Class Michael Reynolds, Sergeant Robert Dodge, and Specialist Christopher Neal.
Members of the Old Guard Regimentat Fort Myer, adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery,
work on the Caisson that will be used in the funeral services for former President Ronald Reagan
Spcecialist Jason Dye, left, and Sergeant Robert Dodge, right, of the Old Guard work on the
Caisson that will be used in the funeral services for former President Ronald Reagan
Private First Class Ian Sanderson, far right, of the Old Guard Regiment Fort Myer, adjacent
to Arlington National Cemetery, leans in to get a closer look at the Caisson that will be used
in the funeral services for former President Ronald Reagan Other members of the Old Guard
are from left to right, Staff Sergeant Derrick Gaither, Sergeant Robert Dodge,
Specialist Jason Dye and Specialist Christopher Neal
Specialist Jason Dye, of the Old Guard Regiment works on the undercarriage of the
Caisson that will be used in the funeral services for former President Ronald Reagan
Cleaned and polished saddles sit in a tackroom at Fort Myer, adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery
as preparations continued for funeral services for former President Ronald Reagan
Specialist Samuel Dean of Fort Collins, Colorado, a member of the Old Guard, right,
accompanied by farrier Pete Cote of Stafford, Virginia, reshoes ‘Sergeant York’ at Fort Myer,
Sergeant York will be used as the riderless horse during the funeal procession
Cleaned and polished tacks line a tackroom at at Fort Myer as preparations continued
for funeral services for former President Ronald Reagan
Farrier Pete Cote of Stafford, Virginia, cleans a shoe of Sergeant York at Fort Myer,
in preparation for funeral services for former President Ronald Reagan. Specialist
Samuel Dean of Fort Collins, Colorado, a member of the Old Guard is at left.
Sergeant York will be the rider less horse during the funeral procession.
The national funeral will be Friday, June 11, 2004, at Washington National Cathedral, in Washington.
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
Reviewed by: Michael Howard