2021 will mark the Centennial of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Events are being planned to commemorate the anniversary. The Tomb of the Unknown…
Taps Bugler: Jari Villanueva
“A sailor usually considers himself as out of the pale of respectable society, and he longs for an opportunity to become the only thing he…
LISTEN!! To generations of band students that word was engrained into their minds. My first introduction to Frederick Fennell was that admonition printed on the…
As November 19 marks the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, it is interesting to look at the days and weeks before the dedication ceremony and…
The sounding of Taps at Veterans Day ceremonies I have noticed a lot of discussion about the appropriateness of sounding Taps as part of Veterans…
NATIONAL SALUTE NOVEMBER 11, 2020 11:00 AM The Society of the Honor Guard Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (SHGTUS) Centennial Committee is proud to announce…
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…
