Defiance VFW Post 3360 has purchased a new electronic horn which allows honor guard members who are not musicians to sound taps at military funerals and graveside services. The instrument employs a ...
ALEDO -- The late Tom Bonynge likely would have loved the sound of ``Taps'' coming from the Mercer County VFW's new electronic bugle. Mr. Bonynge, a World War II U.S. Navy veteran, served as the ...
The bugler stands at attention, places the brass horn to his lips, and the bell resonates the sound of ``Taps'' over solemn tombstones, its notes haunting, clear and sharp. It's a dignified and ...
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 ...
If you are visiting a departed loved one in Greensburg's South Park Cemetery at dawn or dusk, you’ll hear the bugle call “Taps” played from atop the mausoleum in center of the cemetery. There is no ...
FARGO A bugler who left West Fargo, N.D., on a sour note after the local VFW club told her it no longer required her services said she's excited about the opportunity to play taps in a different city.