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Performance Guidelines for Taps

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.…

Taps in “From Here To Eternity”

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…

THE LETTER

THE LETTER A 9-year old’s letter to a US Army Bugler in 1963. Several days after the state funeral for President John F. Kennedy on…

THE COURAGE OF SAM BIRD

READER’S DIGEST, May, 1989 “I didn’t learn about leadership and the strength of character it requires from an Ivy League graduate course. I learned by…

Echo Taps

ECHO TAPS Echo Taps is a custom of sounding the call with two buglers standing at some distance apart to achieve an echo effect. Although…

22 Notes 22 Lives

22 Notes 22 Lives The number 22 is often cited with regard to our military veterans. It is said to be the average number of…

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