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,…
Posts published in “Bugle Stories”
A Trip to Chanolles France for Taps
By Tapsbugler on September 26, 2019
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…
History of Bands in World War 1 Part 1
By Tapsbugler on August 1, 2019
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…
Bugles on D-Day
By Tapsbugler on June 5, 2019
D-Day Bugles Were bugles used during the D-Day invasion? It’s a question I get every so often. There is a photo (above) of a US…
WWII Paratrooper with bugle on D-Day
By Tapsbugler on June 4, 2019
A great image of a Paratrooper of the 506th Parachute Regiment. Can you see the bugle? This is an Army Signal Corps photo taken on…
D-Day Trumpet returns to Normandy Beaches
By Tapsbugler on June 1, 2019
By Kenny Bierschenk Carried onto Omaha Beach in 1944 Taps will be sounded on the 75th D-Day Anniversary on this trumpet This trumpet laid beneath…
Memorial Day At Arlington
By Tapsbugler on May 24, 2019
The Flying Tigers Ceremony at Arlington My Memorial Day Story I was on active duty with the USAF Band from 1985-2008 as a trumpeter and…
What Taps Means To Me
By Tapsbugler on May 23, 2019
100 Nights of Taps Gettysburg 2019 starts Monday May 27 and continues every evening in the National Cemetery in Gettysburg with a live sounding of…
