Fort Riley, Kansas - Grave of Chief, Last Cavalry Mount in the U.S. Army

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Address:: Fort Riley, KS
Directions:: Chief is buried the foot of the statue of "Old Trooper," at Ft. Riley, site of Cavalry museum and other monuments.
Phone:: 785-239-3911

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Fort Riley, Kansas - Grave of Chief, Last Cavalry Mount in the U.S. Army

Chief died in 1968, the last cavalry horse in the U.S. Army. Roadsideamerica.com Report...

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Junction City, Kansas - Chief, Last Cavalry Mount in the U.S. Army

Beneath a statue of a mounted soldier next to the Fort Riley parade ground is a simple grave marker for a horse.

CHIEF FOALED ... 1934 ENTERED THE MILITARY SERVICE 1940 RETIRED 1949 UPON HIS DEATH. HE WAS THE LAST CAVALRY MOUNT ON THE ROLLS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY. DIED .......... 1968

[Craig S. Thom, 01/27/2002]

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March 18, 2010