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Fort Detrick horse First Flight retires after 15 years
First Flight a 26 year old gelding retires from the US Army botulism program after 15 years at Fort Detrick. He and Abe were key to developing a botulism antitoxin tested from 1978 to 1992 with trials in 1990 1991 and Desert Storm era supply. The horse’s retirement ends a historic effort to shield soldiers from botulism.
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First Flight
Fort Detrick
US Army
Michael Balady
Layne Norland
Fort Myers
Arlington, Va
Arlington National Cemetery
Balady
Col Balady
George Lewis
First Fight
Abe
Federal Food and Drug Administration
US Army Medical Materiel Development
University of Minnesota
St Paul
Minnesota
Saudi Arabia
Saddam Husseini