Army honors last U.S. Cavalry horse dies at 36
Chief, a bay gelding and the last cavalry horse on the rolls of the U.S. Army, died in 1968 at Fort Riley Kansas at age 36. The Army held an elaborate military funeral to mark the end of an era.
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1970
Page
5
Chief, a bay gelding and the last cavalry horse on the rolls of the U.S. Army, died in 1968 at Fort Riley Kansas at age 36. The Army held an elaborate military funeral to mark the end of an era.
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