WASHINGTON — Every day a lone bugler stands at the World War I Memorial across the plaza from a statue of Army Gen. John Pershing. The bugler salutes the American flag, lifts a simple brass instrument ...
ANNVILLE, Pa. (WHTM) – How do we honor the men and women of our military, who recorded years — even decades — of service? More and more, the sounds you hear at armed forces funerals have been recorded ...
That's a tough question in the wake of the death of Ron Allgaier, 63, a fixture at thousands of military funerals for almost a half-century. The Peoria man's recent passing leaves a huge void amid an ...
Bryson Held is the only bugler on Pensacola Naval Air Station, and he's also an increasingly rare breed at military funerals and commemorations such as those on Memorial Day. When Held plays the ...
As budget cuts are set to silence live performances of Taps at military funerals in New York, one military bugler told FoxNews.com the iconic musical piece should always be performed by an Honor Guard ...
If Memorial Day has a theme song, it's the haunting sound of taps. The poignant tune will be heard in cemeteries and meeting halls around the nation today, as Americans pause to remember military men ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The solemn U.S. military bugle call "Taps" originated with a Union Army father finding the melody written on paper in the pocket ...
The bugler said her song was a tribute to lives lost and a prayer of safety for those who remained. The bugler said her song was a tribute to lives lost and a prayer of safety for those who remained.
ARLINGTON, Va. — During wreath laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Master Sgt. Matthew Byrne marches out to the Tomb, brings his bugle to his lips and ...
TOLEDO – Army bugler Keith Clark waited for hours on that cold day in 1963 to play one last time for the president – his president. This somber duty, the sounding of taps at military ceremonies and ...
The bugler said her song was a tribute to lives lost and a prayer of safety for those who remained. In 2002, Julie Neria, a volunteer bugler, donned her uniform every evening to perform “Taps” in her ...