On a warm sunny day at Resurrection Cemetery in southwest suburban Justice, everything was in place for a military honors ceremony for World War II veteran Steven Polus. The casket was draped with an ...

As the sun begins to set, the melancholy sound of a bugler playing "Taps" echoes off the old brick buildings on the town square in Martinsville, Indiana. A small crowd, mostly comprised of veterans ...

FIRST, YOU should know that Anthony VanCampen did not set out to be a bugler. He was working on the destroyer Berkeley in 1989 when the chief engineer of the ship, the man who had played taps 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Of all the military bugle calls, none is so easily recognized or more apt to render emotion than “Taps.” Across the United States ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For the next week, there will be a special ceremony held at the National WWI Museum and Memorial each night. The event will focus on honoring those who have served or currently ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. May 22—Gene Horner spent much of his life honoring veterans with his bugle at countless Alaska memorial and burial ceremonies. On ...

WASHINGTON — Every day a lone bugler stands at the World War I Memorial across the plaza from a statue of Army Gen. John Pershing. The bugler salutes the American flag, lifts a simple brass instrument ...

BERKELEY PLANTATION, Va. (June 29, 2012) -- In early July of 1862, elements of Gen. George McClellan's Army of the Potomac recovered in defeat at Harrison's Landing after failing to take the ...

A U.S Army bugler plays taps during a funeral service at Arlington National Cemetery in this file photo. PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS File photo It’s a familiar yet haunting melody. Twenty-four notes. A ...

On this holiday honoring American military members who have given their lives, Fred Child talks with Army Sgt. Maj. Woody English, who plays the bugle in the Army Band and is charged with the ...

JACKSONVILLE — Of all the military bugle calls, none is so easily recognized or more apt to render emotion than “Taps.” Across the United States today, services are being held to honor the courageous ...