Sergeant York (horse)

Sergeant York (formerly Allaboard Jules) is a horse owned by the United States Army.

Sergeant York pictured during the state funeral of Ronald Reagan in 2004.

An American Standardbred, Sergeant York was foaled in the early 1990s and reared as a racehorse in New York under the name Allaboard Jules.[1] During his racing career, he won five of the 23 races in which he participated at tracks in New Jersey and Connecticut.[1] In 1997 Allaboard Jules entered military service and was renamed Sergeant York, in honor of Alvin York.[2][3] He has, since that time, been posted to the Military District of Washington as part of the United States Army Caisson Platoon of the 3rd Infantry Regiment where he serves as a caparisoned horse.[4][3] Sergeant York filled this role, among other occasions, at the state funeral of Ronald Reagan.[5][6]

References

1. Greene, Leonard (June 8, 2004). "Funeral Horse's N.Y. Roots". New York Post. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
2. French, Mary Mel (2010). United States Protocol: The Guide to Official Diplomatic Etiquette. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 264. ISBN 1442203218.
3. "Equine Honors". American Cowboy. September 2004. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
4. McLaughlin, Elizabeth. "Meet the Horses of the U.S. Army Old Guard". ABC News. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
5. Wapshott, Nicholas (2007). Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher: A Political Marriage. Penguin. p. 286. ISBN 1595230475.
6. Faulkner, Claire. "Arlington's Ceremonial Horses and Funerals at the White House". whitehousehistory.org. White House Historical Association. Retrieved June 3, 2018.