The veteran of the Battle of the Bulge said he's played Taps 1,248 times. "It is an honor to play it," Boone said. "It brings tears to most people’s eyes who hear it." ...

Taps on the Square began that evening and has continued for over 330 consecutive Fridays, in rain, snow or heat. Jerry Vest reads the names. Randy Sichting rings the bell.

"I strive to play that call as perfectly as I can," Villanueva, who estimated he has played taps thousands of times since he first sounded it as a Boy Scout in the late 1960s, said in a phone ...

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Every day a bugler plays Taps at the National World War 1 Memorial in Washington, D.C. In February, they reached a remarkable milestone.

Taps was played at the funeral of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson 10 months after it was composed. Army infantry regulations by 1891 required taps to be played at military funeral ceremonies.

Taps is the song most known for its use during military funerals and memorial services. Sgt. Maj. Matthew Byrde, a member of the U.S. Army Ceremonial Band, played Taps at the World War II Memorial ...

The history of 'Taps,' played at countless American military ceremonies, has Utica ties. Frank Tomaino. Thu, July 6, 2023 at 9:12 AM UTC. 6 min read. 1862, 161 years ago A haunting 24 notes ...

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The 24 notes of Taps, so familiar to the ear, are melodic yet solemn in their simplicity. Stewart Boone, a 98-year-old bugler, does not need sheet music anymore. The veteran of the Battle of the ...