CW Uhlinger, Troop Commander NSHA Rough Rider Cavalry leads his group in parade formation.

The Nassau-Suffolk Horsemen's Association "Rough Rider" Cavalry Troop will lead 1500 Scouts, of the Nassau County Theodore Roosevelt Boy Scout Council, in their annual Theodore Roosevelt Pilgrimage to the former president's gravesite at Young's Cemetery, Oyster Bay Cove and then to Sagamore Hill National Historic Site in Cove Neck, on Saturday, Nov. 1. Theodore Roosevelt was a founder of the Nassau County Boy Scout Council.

The Scouts will conduct flag and wreath-laying ceremonies at Theodore Roosevelt's Gravesite located in Young's Cemetery on East Main Street, Oyster Bay at 10 a.m. and then march approximately 1.25 miles, at noon, to the Sagamore Hill National Historic Site; home of Theodore Roosevelt and his family. The march to Sagamore Hill will be led by the horses and riders of the Rough Rider Cavalry Troop, which will also conduct mounted drill and exhibition at approximately 1 p.m. Other entertainment and exhibits are also scheduled.

For additional information call: Sagamore Hill NHS at 922-4788.

The Nassau-Suffolk Horsemen's Association is a charitable educational organization that sponsors the Rough Rider Cavalry Troop as a memorial to the service of the original historic regiment and its Long Island connections. The Rough Rider Troop rides in parades and festivals across Long Island. The troop appears annually at Sagamore Hill on July 4th and at the Old Bethpage Village Restoration for the Long Island Fair in September. All troopers are volunteers who ride to remind the public that "Long Island is still horse country". The Nassau-Suffolk Horsemen's Association, Inc. is a charitable 501-c 3 organization.