“There is no record that Taps was played at the dedication of this cemetery on the 19th of November, 1863. Taps itself was only a…
Posts published in “History of Taps”
Evening photo of Menin Gate, site of Last Post Ceremony, Ypres, Belgium. By permission of the Last Post Association The Buglers of Menin GateBy P.…
Happy Bugle/Trumpet Day! July 1st July 1 is a holy day set aside for blowing trumpets. Yep– It’s in the Bible “On the first day…
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO “ON THE MALL” by Edwin Franko Goldman. June 25, 1923 Edwin Franko Goldman (1878-1956) was an American composer and conductor. One of…
The Spring of 1973. 50 years have elapsed since the spring of 1973. It marked the end of my High School education and the beginning…
BUGLERS FOR THE BLACK-EYED SUSAN STAKES AND THE 148TH PREAKNESS May 2023Jari Villanueva and Adrienne Doctor will return to sound the iconic bugle Call To…
April 29, 2023 marks the 80th anniversary of the sinking of the SS McKeesport. History is brought to us through stories. The remembrances and reminiscences…
This funeral march written by John Gross Barnard was performed by the United States Marine Band during the funeral procession from the Executive Mansion to…
