Clark Simcoe’s grandfather was a Navy aviator in World War II. Five years ago, when a military guard laid the old vet to rest, the bugler’s performance of “Taps” was flawless—and for good reason: The ...

EAST HANOVER TOWNSHIP, LEBANON COUNTY, P.A. --- "Taps" is a remembrance song Navy veteran and trained bugler David Drayer knows well. "Every one I play...I've played, like I say, thousands, is special ...

It is just 24 notes; a short song played by a lone bugler. But taps may be one of the most meaningful tunes we know. It is a mournful coda to one’s life, to one’s service to the country. And it is the ...

AFTER darkness has fallen on these autumn nights, the bugler’s call is more evident. The wind must be just right, but the sound of “Taps” is eerily clear floating across the Mississippi River. For ...

Perhaps the most poignant and distinctive melody ever composed is the one that marks the close of day at American military bases and is played at military funerals and memorial observances. The ...