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

AFTER darkness has fallen on these autumn nights, the bugler’s call is more evident. The wind must be just right, but the sound of “Taps” is eerily clear floating across the Mississippi River. For ...

The somber 24 notes of "Taps" brings closure at the burial of American service personnel. "Taps" is a tradition, but real buglers are difficult to find for services at Rock Island National Cemetery, a ...

KEARNEY — “Day is done, Gone the sun, From the lakes, From the hills, From the sky, All is well, Safely rest, God is nigh.” Ask Caleb Hardy and Bailey Premer, and the two young brass players will tell ...

Just about every day, John Hersh plays taps. He consults with an Amazon Alexa to find the perfect sunset time, then takes his ...

Twelve days after the Missouri National Guard announced it would no longer pay for buglers to play taps at military funerals, Gov. Matt Blunt stepped in and directed the Guard to use buglers when ...

The first veteran to be buried on a cloudless day at Washington Crossing National Cemetery was Alan Clark. Jim McDevitt, 84, in uniform, readied his bugle, a polished silver-toned instrument, a ...

Thomas Eder Jr. has been playing the trumpet since sixth grade. He's been playing "Taps" at military funerals since eighth grade. And he doesn't do this just because he likes to play. "This I feel is ...

CABOT, Pa. (AP) — The keen of bagpipes, a three-volley gun salute and a bugle sounding taps pierced the air of a small Pennsylvania town on Friday as hundreds gathered to honor an ex-fire chief who ...