Posts published in “History of Taps”

Donna-Mae Smith Bugler

By Tapsbugler on October 5, 2017

Donna-Mae Smith First Woman Bugler in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps SOUNDING HER FINAL NOTE By Jennifer Mathis www.newsreview.info It’s one thing to wake up…

Protocol for Taps

By Tapsbugler on September 29, 2017

PROTOCOL FOR TAPS INSTRUCTION FOR MILITARY AND CIVILIAN One question I get often is what to do when Taps is sounded. What exactly is the…

Tomb of the Unknown Ceremonies

By Tapsbugler on September 28, 2017

Changing of the Guard and Wreath Laying ceremonies at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier At each Changing of the Guard and Wreath Laying the relief commander…

Air Force Sergeant Traces Bugle’s History

By Tapsbugler on September 15, 2017

Air Force Sergeant Traces Bugle’s History By Rudi Williams American Forces Press Service ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 8, 2000 – Military buglers have been communicating with…

A BUGLE STORY from the 26th North Carolina Regimental Band

By Tapsbugler on June 28, 2017

A BUGLE STORY The 26th North Carolina Regimental Band was a group of Moravian musicians who served as the band for the 26th North Carolina Troops, Confederated…

The Seventh-Inning Stretch

By Tapsbugler on June 23, 2017

The Seventh-Inning Stretch Origin (or not) of a baseball tradition By David Emery Popular memory has been unkind to William Howard Taft, twenty-seventh President of…

Civil War Re-enacting for the Bugler

By Tapsbugler on June 12, 2017

CIVIL WAR RE-ENACTING FOR THE BUGLER Re-enacting the American Civil War is a popular hobby not only in the United States but also around the…

Taps Bugle Calls in Other Nations

By Tapsbugler on May 31, 2017

TRADITIONS AND USAGE The custom of honoring the dead at burials and memorial services with trumpet and bugle calls dates back to Biblical times. Ancient…