CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — To honor Memorial Day, local musicians and band students from across the Lowcountry gather on the flight deck of the U.S.S. Yorktown to play Taps as part of 'Taps Across ...

“Most bugle players play the trumpet… same mouthpiece, same notes,” he said. As part of his mission, Meyer also enjoys giving talks on the subject. Although associated with military funerals, the ...

The solemn U.S. military bugle call "Taps" originated with a Union Army father finding the melody written on paper in the pocket of his deceased Confederate soldier son. Rating: False (About this ...

Menard’s funeral concluded with military honors, including a three-gun salute and the playing of taps. A procession followed to St. Anne’s Cemetery, where he was laid to rest. Former Youngsville ...

Jennifer and Keith Raiche marched slowly to the top of the hill overlooking the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery. The sun had sunk behind the trees, and as the bell chimed seven times, Jennifer ...

Ten years ago, a career Army musician and officer (Colonel) who served in Vietnam gave me his trumpet. He gave me the trumpet because I once mentioned to him that I thought about learning how to play ...

The President Benjamin Harrison Site wants to start a new tradition, one that would bring people out on their porches on Veterans Day Night. Whitney Ball, events and marketing manager at the Benjamin ...

The way the Republican Trump administration is being taps for the United States of America. Taps is the bugle signal sounded in a camp or military post at night to extinguish all lights. This is how ...

Former Army bugler and World War II veteran Elmo Johnson, 90, known for playing Taps at more than 1,000 military funerals and patritoic ceremonies died Friday, July 20. A Jackson County native, ...

I agree completely with Bill McClellan that playing taps for every veteran is a total waste. I would make an exception for real combat veterans. What do we do with all those people of my generation ...