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An average of 1,800 U.S. veterans of World War II, Korea and Vietnam die per day. There are not nearly enough buglers to perform live renditions at military funerals.

Since 2005, Meyer has played taps at more than 200 funerals and other events across a three-state area, while coordinating other volunteer buglers through Bugles Across America.VIDEO: Bugler Plays For ...

Purvis, who served in the U.S. Navy for ten years and who retired from the U.S. Secret Service after a 20-year career, just played his 575th funeral a few weeks ago.

In his time in the Navy, McCormick performed some 300-plus military funerals, he said – and he cross-trains the crew of volunteers to execute the service, which typically requires around 16.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) — Rick McCormick is on a personal mission. The Russellville resident is a Navy Veteran, enlisting after growing up in a military family. His father served for more than two ...