Gary Edmondson first took up his horn to play “Taps” at a military funeral in 1946. He’ll play it again at a funeral service scheduled over the Fourth of July weekend as the 81-year-old veteran has ...

Korean War veteran Michael Del Vecchio Sr., 90 of Dover plays Taps on his vintage bugle at veterans funerals which he considers a more fitting tribute than a record version that honor guards usually ...

doug Marlette runs through *** series of scales and then stands quietly, his demeanor changing as he practices playing taps, drafted into the Vietnam war as an army medic. He was not able to save all ...

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 men and women ...

LAMPASAS / KEMPNER, Texas (FOX 44) — Storms canceled many Memorial Day events, including the traditional “Taps” in Kempner. But one veteran who also plays “Taps” for any veterans or veteran’s family ...

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 ...

Jim McDevitt preparing to play "Taps" at Washington Crossing National Cemetery in Bucks County. He was a teenager in the 1950s who didn't play music when he accompanied a friend to a drum and bugle ...

SUGAR GROVE — The playing of taps is one of the more solemn moments in a military burial ceremony. Jerry Primmer knows how solemn the moment is as he plays the piece for the Lancaster Burial Detail on ...

Bethlehem hosted its annual Memorial Day parade on Monday in one of several Lehigh Valley events that brought residents, veterans, active military and community groups together to remember those who ...

Harrison Dunlap and Abby Blosser, trumpet players from Edmond Memorial High School, participated in the Taps for Veterans training Saturday in Tulsa. Veteran families may now request the ...