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THE LETTER

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…

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…

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…

National Song of Remembrance

TAPS OUR NATIONAL SONG OF MILITARY REMEMBRANCE Through the efforts of Jari Villanueva, Les Hampton and TAPS 150, we were able to push through the…

Taps as our National Song of Remembrance

The few words of the Gettysburg Address changed the course of our nation. The few notes of Taps express a Nations thanks and gratitude for…

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