A fabricated story about the U.S. military bugle call "Taps" long predates the creation of the internet. Here's the true ...

From there, he would offer his services to render "Taps" at the funerals of military members. He did so for Dave Schindler, who gave him the mouthpiece for his bugle, and for Mr. Bowles, his teacher.

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.

Last year on 8NewsNow, Ransom told our Kamari Esquerra: “If you’ve ever been to a military funeral, most times a fallen veteran will get taps via a recording (a hidden speaker inside a trumpet).

Jim McDevitt, a former police officer, has played "Taps" at 5,000 military funerals in Bucks County — sometimes 10 per day. He says it's an honor.

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. He uses a trumpet he’s had ...

Taps has been a required part of military funerals since 1981, but since O’Brien’s funeral home didn’t have any local bugle players lined up, it purchased an electronic bugle with a ...