Caisson Platoon ~ Honor and Perfection for a Warrior's Journey Home
- S2E102
- 57:16
- November 11th 2022
Honor and Perfection for a Warrior's Journey Home
In today's episode, Tyler is honored to have two very special guests, Monique Hovey, herd manager of the Caisson Platoon of the Third Infantry Regiment also known as the Old Guard and Captain Carlin Keally, platoon leader, to talk about the preparation, time and attention to detail that goes into this honorable tradition.
As the last fully mounted unit in the DOD, the Caisson Platoon consists of one gray horse team and one black horse team. These teams collectively carry out eight funerals a day with precision and perfection to ensure every warrior's journey home is an honorable one.
The Caisson Platoon Stables is open to the public for tours Tuesday through Saturday, 12 to 1600 or 4:00 PM and they do walking tours. Visit the links below to learn more and how to plan your visit to the stables.
Check out the Caisson Platoon/Old Guard on their social media platforms:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/3d-us-infantry-regiment-the-old-guard/
https://www.facebook.com/usarmyoldguard/
https://www.instagram.com/usarmyoldguard/
https://twitter.com/USArmyOldGuard
https://www.flickr.com/photos/theoldguard/
https://www.youtube.com/user/OldGuardVideo/playlists
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Hosted by Dr. Tyler Pieron, this podcast explores resources available for Veterans and their families that assist with healing the trauma of war. These resources are alternative avenues to the traditional and touches on the general topics, mission and ways to connect. On occasion Tyler, will also be joined by historians as they revisit significant events within our military history to ensure our heroes are not forgotten and to elevate the knowledge of sacrifice and serve.
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Tyler used his GI Bill benefits to earn a Master of Science degree in Cyber Security Policy and then a PhD. in Information Assurance after receiving a sabbatical and scholarship from the Pat Roberts Intelligence Scholars Program. Tyler lives with his wife Claire, their 3 children (2 boys and a girl), 3 dogs (Beagle, Boxer and Great Dane), 2 lizards (Bearded Dragon and Leopard Gecko), and many fish, near Charlottesville, VA, where he works with the Department of Defense on cyber intelligence issues.