"BLACK JACK"
"BLACK JACK"THE ARMY'S OLDEST AND FAMOUS HORSE was the"riderless"horse assigned to the 1st Battalion (Reinf.) 3d Infantry (The Old Guard), Fort Myer, Va. He walked with dignity behind the flag-draped caissons, honoring Presidents Kennedy, Hoover and Johnson, also Gen. MacArthur and thousands of military leaders, for nearly a quarter of a century. He was the last of the Army's quarter master-issued horses branded with the Army's"US"and serial number"2V56%. This gallant horse soldier ended his long and dignified career at Fort Myer, Va. on 6 February 1976. Courtesy of"The Old Guard"Dist. by Parks& History Association, Washington, D.C. PLACE STAMP HERE 30738
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