Trumpeters, buglers and musicians across the country will pause at 3 p.m. Monday to honor fallen U.S. military members by ...
Several Capital Region musicians have sounded a call for more volunteers to play taps during military funerals honoring veterans, military retirees and active-duty personnel.
The solemn sounds of a bugler playing Taps echoed through the Town of Broadway Monday afternoon. Tyler Greer, a student at Southern Lee High School, played the symbolic melody at the North Carolina ...
Korean War veteran Michael Del Vecchio Sr., 90 of Dover plays Taps on his vintage bugle at veterans funerals which he considers a more fitting tribute than a record version that honor guards usually ...
SPOKANE, Wash. — An 88-year-old Spokane man played Taps for the final time this March after 25 years of performing at servicemember burials at the Washington State Veterans Cemetery. According to the ...
Phil Becker’s Memorial Day address departed from the traditional. A trombonist, Becker told his story of joining the Army to play in its bands. Across his ...
TOPEKA (KSNT) — Retired Air Force Captain Herschel Stroud picked up his bugle, moved it to his mouth and rang out 24 notes ...
Dr. Herschel Stroud said the idea for Taps Across America was founded by a former bugler.
Twelve days after the Missouri National Guard announced it would no longer pay for buglers to play taps at military funerals, Gov. Matt Blunt stepped in and directed the Guard to use buglers when ...