The slow, steady rhythm of the horses’ hooves echoe off the pavement and bounces off the walls of brick buildings as they carry their mounts gently traversing up and down the hills of Fort Myer. As they walk, the wounded warriors free the reins and hold their arms out at their sides, responding to the undulating horse below, by adjusting and strengthening the muscles in their bodies. 

Military Working Dog Unit Staff Sgt. William Morton introduces his daughter, Emma, 1, to Kira, a specialized search dog, at Tuesday’s National Night Out at the North Post Pool. Tuesdays celebration marked the event’s 25th year and Belvoir’s 14th year of participating.

David Boughtom cleans the hull of the family’s 22 -foot Catalina sail boat Saturday morning under the watchful eyes of Suka at the Fort Belvoir Marina.

Cheap dates

Since most of us are used to seeing and driving in the wake of yacht-sized sedans and SUV’s twice the size of Texas, the 1850 pound, three cylinder Smart car has the tendency to make people do a double take as it makes its way through urban traffic.

There is no better place to try and beat the heat of summer than in a pool, and Fort Belvoir has four of them to choose from as the days become longer and boredom sets in.

The Army Band ensemble, Downrange, filled the air with music at Fort Hunt Park Sunday night and landed a direct hit with the audience as they delivered pop, rock, R&B, country and patriotic tunes with as much energy as the lightning that lit up the summer sky.

John Fasulo has all of his fingers and all of his toes, and it’s an extraordinary occurrence given the fact he has spent 58 years of his life around munitions and mines.

Fort Belvoir celebrated the 233rd Army Birthday and the 131st national observance of Flag Day with a ceremony in front of Abbot Hall June 12.

When Betty Huebner took over the Youth Center last fall as director, just a handful of children would stop in each day.