“A sailor usually considers himself as out of the pale of respectable society, and he longs for an opportunity to become the only thing he…
Posts published in “Jari’s Articles”
As November 19 marks the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, it is interesting to look at the days and weeks before the dedication ceremony and…
The sounding of Taps at Veterans Day ceremonies I have noticed a lot of discussion about the appropriateness of sounding Taps as part of Veterans…
NATIONAL SALUTE NOVEMBER 11, 2020 11:00 AM The Society of the Honor Guard Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (SHGTUS) Centennial Committee is proud to announce…
Information gathered from the Baltimore Sun and National Park Service The effort to make the Star-Spangled Banner the official National Anthem of the United States…
INTERESTING BACH INSTRUMENTS BACH ONE-VALVE FIELD TENOR BUGLE FT9 Article by Roy Hempley Vincent Bach’s records show that he made 11 one-valve field tenor…
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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…
