The five soldiers and eight horses of the Army's Caisson Detachment halted, the U.S. Capitol on the hill, about a mile away. Wind scythed down Independence Avenue in northwest Washington under a ...

ALDIE, Va. — Standing beside the indoor horse arena, Army Lt. Col. Jason Crawford waved down the spotless barn aisle, where a few friendly noses poked out from stalls. Behind him, a young woman ...