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May 18, 2011

Sergeant York, a riderless capparisoned horse, moves into position for the start of Brig. Gen. Bain MicClintock's funeral ceremony at Arlington National Ceremony May 18, 2011. The riderless capparisoned horse, with reversed riding boots, symbolizes the commander looking back at his troops as he rides off for the last time. Only colonels and generals in the Army and Marine Corps are honored with the riderless horse, since they formerly employed cavalry units.

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