Arlington National Cemetery and Memorial Day.Traditions Born in Irony. On any weekday at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, a military ritual occurs that is both…
Taps Bugler: Jari Villanueva
COMMENTS FROM THE REGISTRATION PAGE FOR TAPS ACROSS AMERICA I’m a member of Youth Trumpet & Taps Corps (YTTC) and I’m super pumped about this…
Arlington National Cemetery’s Memorial Amphitheater was dedicated on May 15, 1920. While Memorial Day ceremonies are held throughout the United States, many consider the services…
By spring, 1864 the US government was running out of room in cemeteries to hold the dead who were dying at high rate. In May…
The 1835 Tattoo or Scott Tattoo is the bugle signal that predates the call of Taps. It is important in the evolution of Taps in…
by Jari Villanueva Taps Bugler ©2020 I have noticed some news stories about people sounding Taps each evening in their neighborhoods. Buglers and trumpeters are…
From the America Studies at the University of Virginia It is interesting to note that on Easter Sunday in 1865, the martyrdom of Abraham Lincoln…
