CINCINNATI -- The rifle shots ring over the cemetery followed quickly by the melancholy notes of a lone bugler. He plays “Taps,” the traditional music played at the grave site of a military service ...

The bugler stands at attention, places the brass horn to his lips, and the bell resonates the sound of ``Taps'' over solemn tombstones, its notes haunting, clear and sharp. It's a dignified and ...

Bob Allred tucked the bugle under his arm and swept his fingers inside the bell. "There it is," he said, and pressed down. A brassy note filled the Winona Area Veterans Center, quieting the chatter of ...

It woke them up and put them to bed. In between, it called them to assembly, to morning drills and to the mess hall. Years ago, the toot-toot-toot-a-toot of the bugle was as familiar on military bases ...

Discover the significance of the bugle in military funerals and how it came to be used for Taps, a poignant farewell for veterans.

Daniel Butterfield could not read or write music, but he knew what he liked. A brigadier general in the Union Army who would go on to receive the Medal of Honor in 1892 for gallantry during the Civil ...

"Taps" dates back to 1862 and originally was played to signal lights out. By 1891%2C "Taps" was a standard part of U.S. military funerals "Taps" has no official lyrics%2C but one of the most popular ...