Several Capital Region musicians have sounded a call for more volunteers to play taps during military funerals honoring veterans, military retirees and active-duty personnel.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LAS VEGAS ( KLAS ) – There are different ways to honor the men and women who’ve given their lives in service to our country ...
Gary Marquardt spent Memorial Day on Monday traveling from cemetery to cemetery across the western Twin Cities metro, playing "Taps" for veterans and their families. The retired Minnesota business ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first veteran to be buried on a cloudless day at Washington Crossing National Cemetery was Alan Clark. Jim McDevitt, 84, in ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn — On a day set aside to remember those who died serving the country, one East Tennessee veteran returned to an instrument he had not played in a decade to honor their sacrifice. Clay ...
For the fifth straight year, a 16-year-old from Ankeny honored fallen service members by playing taps from a rooftop on Memorial Day.
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 ...
From left, Master Sgt. Ron Collins and Master Sgt. Joel Williams drape an American flag on a coffin. (Photo courtesy of Joel Williams) This article first appeared in The War Horse, an award-winning ...