What is the fanfare that is played before the president, a general or other high ranking official arrives?
Ruffles and Flourishes are sounded to render military honors and precede prescribed music for persons being honored.
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100 Nights of Taps
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Retreat and To The Color
Retreat is a daily ceremony held at all military installations as the national flag is lowered at the end of the day. The ceremony of…
TAPS ACROSS AMERICA: The National Moment of Remembrance Memorial Day Taps 2020
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Charlie Hughes The Baxter Bugler
Charlie Hughes: The Baxter Bugler By Jari Villanueva © 2020 TapsBugler The recent articles about persons playing Taps every night as tribute to veterans got…
Arlington National Cemetery and Memorial Day-Traditions Born in Irony
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…
Most Hallowed Ground Arlington National Cemetery
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 Scott Tattoo
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…