THE LETTER A 9-year old’s letter to a US Army Bugler in 1963. Several days after the state funeral for President John F. Kennedy on…
Taps Bugler: Jari Villanueva
BUGLES AND SCOUTING
BUGLES AND SCOUTING by BRUCE MCCREA BUGLES AND SCOUTING BRUCE MCCREA Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of World Scouting, introduced the idea of Boy Scouting to…
Ode To The Star-Spangled Banner
“Ode To The Star-Spangled Banner”Recreating a long lost piece of musical history By Jari Villanueva“By Dawn’s Early Light” In September, 2014 the nation celebrated and…
Echo Taps
ECHO TAPS Echo Taps is a custom of sounding the call with two buglers standing at some distance apart to achieve an echo effect. Although…
Taps History on NPR
Taps History on NPR http://www.npr.org/2011/05/30/136721508/historian-explains-the-origin-of-taps
Norton-A Civil War Opera
An Opera based on the life of Oliver Willcox Norton, the first bugler to sound Taps. Commissioned by Loudoun Lyric Opera Company in honor of…
Funeral of President Kennedy
Photos from the funeral of John F. Kennedy. https://tapsbugler.smugmug.com/Military/Funeral-of-President-John-F/i-DcdbCtN On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while on a trip in Dallas, Texas.…
Manual of the Bugle
MANUAL OF THE BUGLE BUGLER POSITIONS FOR SOUNDING A CALL Figure 1. PARADE REST (AT EASE). Feet apart relaxed position without locking knees. Bugler cradles…


