Lazaro will play “Taps” at 3 p.m., a time chosen by officials as the time when most Americans will be spending time off of work, celebrating the Memorial Day weekend. The National Moment of ...

Pvt. Norton, who on several occasions, had sounded numerous new calls composed by his commander, recalled his experience of the origin of “Taps” years later: “One day in July 1862 when the ...