First Name :   don E-mail address :   sirfur36@hotmail.com How did you hear about this site? :   google Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   Why dont you include a sound bite of a bugler playing taps? Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :    First Name :   Shirley Ann E-mail address :   walkers@bright.net How did you hear about this site? :   Ive recently written an essay on the Civil War bugler. Looked up a few key words to see if there was anything similar to my writings. So far, not. Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   very nice. will come back Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :   will submit at a later date First Name :   scott E-mail address :   jkeval@swbell.net How did you hear about this site? :   am interested inplaying taps with BSA Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   liked the song notes and history Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :   none curretnly First Name :   Joe E-mail address :   jfeser@hotmail.com How did you hear about this site? :   Gene Horner/you Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   So far, I like the site. Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :   played several times in the past few weeks. Sad to say, the one I did this morning only had two attendees other than the honor guard and myself. And this was a WWI vet. How soon we forget! First Name :   Mary Jane E-mail address :   maryjane2@bluemarble.net How did you hear about this site? :   Pulled it in via search engine. Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   It gave me the information I was looking for. My childrens father, a Korean War Veteran, will be buried today. I wanted them to know the real story. Thank you. Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :    First Name :   Carla E-mail address :   pipeswolf@yahoo.com How did you hear about this site? :   Email from a friend Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   Thank you for the background info on the TAPS tradition. Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :   I really appreciate the TAPS. It was played at my fathers funeral 3 years ago and it touched our hearts that the military color guard and TAPS musician would travel out to our remote town in southern Louisiana to honor my father who was a retired US Navy First Name :   Shelita E-mail address :   Bbal354503@aol.com How did you hear about this site? :   I simply search for choir and I saw tap so I clicked. Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   I think its wonderful for what you did. Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :    First Name :   Donna E-mail address :   cyberdober@aol.com How did you hear about this site? :   aol search Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   Excellent source of information. Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :    First Name :   CALVIN E-mail address :   CFRYE366@AOL.COM How did you hear about this site? :   SNOPES.COM Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :    Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :    First Name :   Sara E-mail address :   brett46@aol.com How did you hear about this site? :   I simply searched google. Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   It is well organized and to the point. Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :    First Name :   Howard E-mail address :   HowardWCSports@aol.com How did you hear about this site? :   Searched for patriotic songs, I think Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   Great site, I really like the links to the oter aspects of Taps and bugling and just the history in general. Thanks, Howard Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :    First Name :   Richard E-mail address :   richliz@cox.net How did you hear about this site? :   Actuall I went www.askjeeves.com and searched for taps and came across your web site. Very intertesting. Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :    Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :    First Name :   John Murphy E-mail address :   jremy@cfl.rr.com How did you hear about this site? :   Tom Day and other buglers in the service bands especially friends at Pershing Zone and the Marine corp band 8th and I Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   Great site I have allot of respect for your work. You might look into modern history on buglers now in combat since Lebanon, Both Gulf wars Panama, etc. you might find out they still play a big part some even wear awards for valor. playing taps in combat. Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :   Keep the great work I ve got close to 500 funerals this year and im no longer in the service. Take care SGM John Murphy retired First Name :   jim E-mail address :   huffman2@alltel.net How did you hear about this site? :   surfing the net Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :    Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :   Asst. Fire Chief asked if I could play the Bugle for Taps. I said Yes. What was I thinking! First Name :   Pam E-mail address :   brown44@tpg.com.au How did you hear about this site? :   From a story in my Australian Girl Guide magazine that I receive every month. Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :    Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :    First Name :   Frank E-mail address :   frank.1945@comcast.net How did you hear about this site? :   USMA Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   Thank you Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :    First Name :   Dan E-mail address :   cavalry.bugler@att.net How did you hear about this site? :   Bugler yahoogroup Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   Jari, this is an excellent site. I really appreciate and applaud your work here. I often refer people to this site when they talk with me about Taps. Very, educational, and helpful. Thank you!!! Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :    First Name :   Jeff E-mail address :   e854medic@yahoo.com How did you hear about this site? :   Search engine Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   This is great! I had heard (and believed) the myths version. However, now I must relay on to my Boy Scouts that I was wrong. The truth about Taps will be told. Again, Thank You Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :    First Name :   Bruce E-mail address :   badull@aol.com How did you hear about this site? :   key wording/brousing Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   ABSOLUTLY GREAT. No more needs to be said Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :    First Name :   Hugh E-mail address :   hcameron@sbcglobal.net How did you hear about this site? :   Search Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   Great Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :   I was in the boy scout band and we had a bugler that was fantastic. I can still hear it. I played the trumpet and I picked up the bugle recently. First Name :   Scott E-mail address :   scott@normarkspec.com How did you hear about this site? :   Referred by a colleague in the Military Honor Guard Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   Great site and I appreciate the advice... I have played the trumpet for many years and I am looking forward to getting a bugle to play for honors at military funerals SK2 Scott Lawrence USNAVRES, Honor Guard Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :    First Name :   Rick E-mail address :   rapasciu@aol.com How did you hear about this site? :   I am a trumpet player and I was just looking for Brass Instrument Information. I am a Music Ed. Grad. but have been a Police Officer for 20 yrs. and perform Taps at Dept. Funerals and Mem. Services, as well as Services for Vet. Orgs. Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   I enjoy your site and the stories. Taps for me is a very emotional piece to play regardless of the circumstance, and your site does much to impart this feeling. Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :    First Name :   Nancy E-mail address :   nkrebsbj@aol.com How did you hear about this site? :   You told me about it on Saturday! Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   I love the site--and Im especially impressed with your work on Gods & Generals. I will have to see it. I had meant to see it some months ago--but it slipped out of town before I realized it! Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :    First Name :   John E-mail address :   johnrw@hiwaay.net How did you hear about this site? :   From a friend who enlisted me to play Taps at military funerals. Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :    Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :    First Name :   Ray E-mail address :   rmcdaniel25@comcast.net How did you hear about this site? :   My brother George who was never i the service but i was with the 11thACR in VetNam 1970/1971 Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   I think it great Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :    First Name :   Mark E-mail address :   allstarbuglers@msn.com How did you hear about this site? :   Through a friend. Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   As a professional race track bugler since 1987, I find this site very informative and helpful in my research. Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :   Hot and cold: the weather and the race track crowd. I played First Call for the first time at Belmont Park in July of 1987 and got a standing ovation (3 races in a row)for a flawless, textbook military performance in 6/8 time. Later that year in Dece First Name :   John E-mail address :   jepjarhead@comcast.net How did you hear about this site? :   You saw my site: www.flarel.com/njbugler.html Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   Great. Ill link up with it. Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :    First Name :   Ned E-mail address :   USBP416@aol.com How did you hear about this site? :   google search looking for a Stomvi Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   Jari, Excellent job! It is great to see such an accurate, informative site. Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :   I, like you, also spend much time dispelling the Taps myth. It amazes me how widespread the myth is and how uncommon the Norton and Butterfield true story is. Both were amazing men. Thanks for the site! Ill just refer folks here and save myself a lot of t First Name :   alex E-mail address :   ONEG76@yahoo.com How did you hear about this site? :   currently doing a report on the sounding of taps & tattoo. Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   your site was verry informational to me. Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :    First Name :   Bill E-mail address :   betime3@centurytel.net How did you hear about this site? :   started by asking Jeeves Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   A truely outstanding site, thank you Iam retired Army, and if I may ask a question: What does Taps stand for. Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :    First Name :   Janet E-mail address :    How did you hear about this site? :   Through Arlingtons site and your article on their site. Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   Interesting. I would like to know why it has the name Taps and where that name originated from. Also, it would be nice to have a way to hear Taps on the site. Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :    First Name :   gerry E-mail address :   lizandgerry@xtra.co.nz How did you hear about this site? :   I was searching for bugle information (English bugles) Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   This is the best and most informative site that I have come across. Keep up the good work. Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :    First Name :   Susan E-mail address :   spettyjohn@fcha.net How did you hear about this site? :   Wondered about the origin of Taps and a friend of a friend told me about your site. Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   Interesting and moving. Thanks for creating this site. Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :   Nothing moved me more then when taps were played at my fathers funeral 6 years ago. I felt a tremendous amount of respect & pride for my father for having served his country. God bless America. First Name :   mark E-mail address :   mpdbuzbuz@aol.com How did you hear about this site? :   stumbled on it from an ebay ad for a trumpet Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :    Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :   i play taps on the bagpipes at marine corps league funerals and color guards, and decided to learn to play taps on the bugle to supplement going home played on the pipes First Name :   Gary E-mail address :   Gbsmart241@aol.com How did you hear about this site? :   dumb luck Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   wonderful site. have enjoyed looking at it over and over Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :    First Name :   Anthony E-mail address :   tpantoja54@yahoo.com How did you hear about this site? :   Was looking for the lyrics to taps so I may share with my co-workers about the improtance of being American and how Diversity is a big factor in America. God Bless America. Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :    Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :    First Name :   Hazel E-mail address :   hgibson@pcug.org.au How did you hear about this site? :   Through the Guides NSW magazineThe Waratah Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   Ït was an interesting article. Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :    First Name :   Linda E-mail address :   ljdelacruz@hotmail.com How did you hear about this site? :   friend of a friend Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :    Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :    First Name :   Jack E-mail address :   jscarter@alltel.net How did you hear about this site? :   Phone discussion. Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   About the only accurate info on bugles and taps to be found. Need more more more! Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :   An Australian Army unit had trouble with tropical birds mimicing their bugle calls day and night, so they switched to a piper. First Name :   Marcel Francisco E-mail address :   m.francisco@verizon.net How did you hear about this site? :   Through my brothers and sisters of Bugles Across America Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :    Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :    First Name :   John E-mail address :   jwash0867@aol.com How did you hear about this site? :   internet search Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   excellent information. Well done. Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :   I am a trumpeter and a school band director. I have been called upon to play taps and have been asked by students how to play the call for various reasons. This will be an excellent resourse. First Name :   Dave E-mail address :   DGoo281094@aol.com How did you hear about this site? :   Search on AOL Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   Wife is doing research paper on Taps Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :   I have heard the Cpt Ellicombe story at Memorial day ceremonies in the past, and I am glad that the truth comes out. I was going to relate that again at MemorialDay services, but I wont now. Thanks First Name :   Larry E-mail address :   j1939@swbell.net How did you hear about this site? :   Looked it up on google Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :    Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :   Military escort in WWII after war to many funerals in New Jersey. Served in Pacific and Tokyo GHQ First Name :   John E-mail address :    How did you hear about this site? :   Read Article in Rochester NY Democrat and Chronicle on-line His Taps helped change tradition at military rites regarding; Albert Little says he suggested to his commanding officer that “Taps” be played away from graveside at a funeral in the mid-1950s. Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   Great site and will share link with others. Im an Air Foce veteran served 77-81. My Dad was a Navy WWII vet. Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :    First Name :   John E-mail address :   jcanter@wi.rr.com How did you hear about this site? :   When Jari visited the Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Comments on this site (limit 250 characters) :   Lots of good information for reference when asked about Taps! Share your bugle-related stories (or e-mail us) :