Perhaps the most poignant and distinctive melody ever composed is the one that marks the close of day at American military bases and is played at military funerals and memorial observances. The ...

The central role that Daniel Butterfield played in taps was largely unknown until the late 19th century, only coming to light after a magazine article in 1898. Daniel Butterfield could not read or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Of all the military bugle calls, none is so easily recognized or more apt to render emotion than “Taps.” Across the United States ...

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 ...