Charles Clarke, Bugler Company G 7th US Cavalry By Sam Young, Fort Larned NHS Volunteer The painting below titled “Get ‘Em, Boys!” by Jerry Thomas,…
The Significance of Taps There are two pieces of music that particularly stir the hearts and emotions of Americans — The Star-Spangled Banner and Taps.…
The Apollo One Fire It was the words that froze the NASA flight controllers in their seats, “Fire!, we’ve got a fire in the cockpit.”…
Of all the memories veterans recalled of their Civil War experience, countless reminiscences of music can be found in thousands of letters and journals of…
Taps is the name of the final call of the evening in the United States military. Learn more about the history and meaning of Taps in this article.
James Jones, wrote about Taps in his novel that takes place in Pearl Harbor, “From Here To Eternity”: He looked at his watch and as…
 William Harten, Jr. US Navy Cornetist. The story of a musician and December 7, 1941 William Harten, Jr. was a WWII veteran who served…
Allen Bodenlos Bugle Master Allen Bodenlos was born August 13, 1920 in Cleveland, Ohio and graduated from High school in 1940. While in HS, he…
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