Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The solemn U.S. military bugle call "Taps" originated with a Union Army father finding the melody written on paper in the pocket ...

Korean War veteran Michael Del Vecchio Sr., 90 of Dover plays Taps on his vintage bugle at veterans funerals which he considers a more fitting tribute than a record version that honor guards usually ...

This video is no longer available. At the National World War I Memorial, the organization that was formed to honor veterans marked a milestone Wednesday afternoon. Every day since the memorial first ...

John Schmitt is a bugle boy, though there’s no boogie woogie in his repertoire. Schmitt, of Baltimore, is a bugler for the state of Maryland who has sounded taps at some 2,000 funerals. He’s also one ...

If anyone doubts that fame can be fleeting, The Scrapbook recommends the January 31 edition of the New York Times where, on page A17, may be found an obituary for Patty Andrews, the last surviving ...

MANKATO — A bugler will play in honor of fallen soldiers 3 p.m. today at Fleet Farm, 1850 Premier Drive. The Mankato store is among several Fleet Farm stores partnering with Taps for Veterans for the ...

COLUMBUS — The passing of her father prompted Jill Goedeken to taking part in ceremonies honoring other fallen veterans. When her dad died in 2001, Goedeken and her sister, Jan Went, gave tribute to ...

A visually impaired West Fargo woman who plays taps at military funerals has started a petition to try to convince the city's Veterans of Foreign Wars club to reconsider its decision to no longer use ...

Meet at the flagpole for a national moment of remembrance to honor our fallen heroes. You will hear a live version of the Taps bugle call played at 3:00 Monday ...

Playing taps on a boombox at a military funeral is just not the same as having someone in a dress uniform stand at attention and blow into a brass bugle. That's why S&D Consulting, based in New York ...