The bugle that sounded the end of the First World War By Kelly Whitson, November 8, 2013 Kelly Whitson, who works with our Division of…
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“God of Our Fathers” is a 19th-century American hymn, written in 1876 for the 100th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence celebration in…
TAPS AT THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIERJari Villanueva, Master Sergeant (retired) USAF BAND© Copyright 2021 Jari Villanueva TapsBugler.com The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier…
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…
“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…
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…
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…
