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The Patriot Brass Ensemble
The Patriot Brass Ensemble, founded by Steven Behnke, is the first and only civilian brass group dedicated to enriching the lives of veterans of the United States Military. Their website can be found HERE. Please take a minute to “Join” to get their quarterly newsletter. This will keep you up to date on the work the ensemble is doing to enrich the lives of Veterans.
Here is a video of the group
The Patriot Brass [...]
DANIEL ADAMS BUTTERFIELD
1831-1901
Who was the general whose name is associated with Taps? Daniel Adams Butterfield was born in Utica, New York, on October 31, 1831. He was the third son (of nine children) born to John Butterfield and Malinda Baker Butterfield. John Butterfield (1801-1869) was a prominent Utica businessman who pioneered the transportation business and was instrumental in starting America’s first overland express service. A stage coach driver as a young man, Butterfield had risen to [...]
OLIVER WILLCOX NORTON
1839-1920
Who was the young bugler who first sounded the call of Taps? There is much known about him and it is fitting that we review the life of this remarkable man.
Oliver Willcox Norton (O.W. to his family and friends) was born in Angelica, New York (Allegheny County), on December 17, 1839. The son of Oliver William Norton, a Presbyterian minister, and his wife Henrietta, he was named after Henrietta’s father. Oliver was the oldest [...]
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