A visually impaired West Fargo woman who plays taps at military funerals has started a petition to try to convince the city's Veterans of Foreign Wars club to reconsider its decision to no longer use ...

The decision by the West Fargo VFW Post 7564's honor guard to dispense with its volunteer bugler to play taps at veterans' funerals is more than a little perplexing. It's downright sad. The decision, ...

Given the recent articles about honoring our heroes by playing Taps, I feel compelled to set the record straight. The photos accompanying these articles depict “buglers” holding instruments, ...

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 ...

The solemn U.S. military bugle call "Taps" originated with a Union Army father finding the melody written on paper in the pocket of his deceased Confederate soldier son. Rating: False (About this ...

Playing taps on a boombox at a military funeral is just not the same as having someone in a dress uniform stand at attention and blow into a brass bugle. That's why S&D Consulting, based in New York ...

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 ...

It woke them up and put them to bed. In between, it called them to assembly, to morning drills and to the mess hall. Years ago, the toot-toot-toot-a-toot of the bugle was as familiar on military bases ...