May 22—Gene Horner spent much of his life honoring veterans with his bugle at countless Alaska memorial and burial ceremonies. On Tuesday, it was Horner who was honored, as another bugler sounded taps ...

“I feel like it’s my way of giving back...Anytime I’m asked to do it, I will gladly do it." IBERIA PARISH (NEW IBERIA) — From a tune that signals lights-out, to a military funeral hymn, 'Taps' holds a ...

CRESTVIEW — About one hour and 17 minutes into the new blockbuster movie “Top Gun: Maverick,” Crestview High School alumnus and Marine Corps trumpeter Sgt. Jake Anderson is shown playing the mournful ...

At some homes and neighborhoods across the Williamsburg area, the celebrated and emotional bugle call of “Taps” was heard at 3 p.m. Monday afternoon as part of “Taps Across America,” a growing ...

The playing of Taps on a bugle is perhaps one of the most recognized pieces of music, but at many veterans funerals, mourners usually hear a recording. Korean War veteran Mike Del Vecchio Sr., of ...

Although associated with military funerals, the minute-long bugle call known as “taps” actually dates to the Civil War, during which it signaled “lights out” in camps at night. Recorded bugling has ...

Few things touch my soul more than the somber notes of TAPS beside the graves of veterans I’m burying. Several years ago, in the dead of winter, I was laying to rest a longtime friend. The honor guard ...

The somber 24 notes of "Taps" brings closure at the burial of American service personnel. "Taps" is a tradition, but real buglers are difficult to find for services at Rock Island National Cemetery, a ...

For the third year in a row, CBS is marking Memorial Day by inviting musicians of all abilities and ages across the country to honor our fallen soldiers by playing Taps during the National Moment of ...