It was 42 years ago now, but the sounds and sights of this military funeral still remain vivid in memory. It was the first Meeker County funeral for a victim of the Vietnam War. The rites were ...

Taps, played on the humble bugle, has been a lasting tribute to America's fallen servicemembers and veterans since the Civil War. Trained buglers who can play the somber melody, which was ...

Steve Pederson, a 23-year resident of Eden Prairie, has played trumpet since the fifth grade in Marshall, Minn. He remembers playing “Taps” at dozens of funerals 40 years ago. Pederson was among ...

Hart, 80, has played taps for nearly 500 ... People hear a real trumpet playing those notes and the tears flow,” he said. Hart is teaching others to play to preserve the live presentation ...

Dukatz played Taps from his front steps Monday afternoon. Some neighbors joined to watch the performance. The somber 24 note bugle call played at American military funerals and ceremonies.