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Taps Bugler: Jari Villanueva

Key for Taps

A question has come up as to what the original key was for Taps. Whether or not it was played on a G Bugle, or…

Bugler at Arlington National Cemetery

Master Sgt. Jari Villanueva has spent his entire career playing bugle in the Air Force Ceremonial Brass. In this un-narrated story, he describes his work,…

A Trip to Chanolles France for Taps

In August 2009, I was contacted with regard to a memorial service/plaque dedication ceremony to be held in Chanolles France. I was to be sent…

John Philip Sousa: A Bibliography

John Philip Sousa: A Bibliography download this bibliography BY CLICKING HERE Berger, Kenneth. The March King and His Band: The Story of John Philip Sousa.…

History of Bands in World War 1 Part 1

THE YANKS ARE COMING US ARMY BANDS OF WORLD WAR I (1917-1919) It was called “The Great War” in the time before we started capitalizing…

The Story of the Air Force Song

by Colonel Murray Green, USAF, Retired On July 15, 1939, the U.S. Army Air Corps acquired performance rights to a stirring song that, just two…

Louis Benz (Bentz)-West Point Bugler

Louis Benz (Bentz) was a US Army Musician and Chief Bugler of the US Military Academy for 40 years, 1834-1874. He died in his early…

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