Rouge Bouquetby Joyce Kilmer – 1886-1918 “Rouge Bouquet” or “The Wood Called Rouge Bouquet” is a lyric poem written in 1918 by American poet, essayist,…
Taps Bugler: Jari Villanueva
Remembering Martha Jean “Martye” Awkerman 1928-2008 By Jan Duga, CMSgt, USAF (ret) This article was first published in 2009 and reprinted here with the kind…
Information compiled by Buddy Cooke Military Funeral Honors are found in armies around the world. The basic elements of a military funeral include participation of…
It has been custom, when welcoming a visitor of high profile, that musical honors are paid to the person’s rank or status and to the…
On March 4, 1865, Abraham Lincoln made his way to the US Capitol to be sworn in for his second term of office. No American…
How one man influenced the way we look at “The Star-Spangled Banner” and “Taps” Most Americans of a certain age will recognize “Ripley’s Believe or…
Calling Midwest area Buglers and Trumpeters! We are looking for a bugler to sound Taps at a number of Fleet Farm stores in Wisconsin, Minnesota,…
African American Bands in the United States Military African Americans have served in the military throughout our history. Thousands of them served as musicians in…
