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 ...

Decades ago, the U.S. Defense Department provided riflemen and a live bugler for the funerals of American service veterans. In recent years, the Pentagon's abi ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — During wreath laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Master Sgt. Matthew Byrne marches out to the Tomb, brings his bugle to his lips and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The solemn U.S. military bugle call "Taps" originated with a Union Army father finding the melody written on paper in the pocket ...

The bugler said her song was a tribute to lives lost and a prayer of safety for those who remained. In 2002, Julie Neria, a volunteer bugler, donned her uniform every evening to perform “Taps” in her ...

The military has used dozens of different bugle calls over the years to mark the time of day and to direct troop activities. Most of them are unfamiliar to the average person. However, it would be ...

This fall, World War II veteran Albert Madden, 92, from Hyannis, Mass., became one of the oldest buglers to play taps at Arlington National Cemetery. On Saturday, he'll play the song at the ...

“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 ...

The bugler said her song was a tribute to lives lost and a prayer of safety for those who remained. The bugler said her song was a tribute to lives lost and a prayer of safety for those who remained.