Sadly, the sound of “Taps” presented by an onsite bugler is no longer a part of the military funeral scene in Litchfield or many other parts of the state. Today, military funerals here end ...

Due to "unforeseen circumstances," the Gettysburg National Park Service is unable to sponsor an event honoring fallen ...

Dukatz played Taps from his front steps Monday afternoon. Some neighbors joined to watch the performance. The somber 24 note bugle call played at American military funerals and ceremonies.

He even invested in a new bugle for the upcoming performance. “It is my privilege to play ‘Taps’ at Gettysburg,” he said, “to honor all who have served.” Severson is retired from the ...

But it is playing those 24 notes in taps, and providing a final salute to ... He strongly laments that, in many services, an electronic bugle salute has replaced a live version.