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

That's 95 year old Sam Mandanello on the trumpet playing taps every Memorial Day. He plays the song at 3 p.m., taking part in taps across America. All over America, uh, at 3 o'clock, uh, people ...

Korean War Navy veteran Michael Del Vecchio Sr., age 90, plays live Taps on his bugle at veterans funerals as a fitting tribute, instead of the typical recorded version of Taps. The former ...

Scotty Mills has a reverence for "Taps" that runs especially deep. "Here's a veteran, recently widowed, learned how to play the bugle when he was 70 years old, and now he plays it at memorials ...

Steve Walker's bugle cut through the distant hum of passing planes as a crowd stood at attention during the Memorial Day ceremony at Houston National Cemetery. Walker performed "Taps," the ...

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 ...

MANKATO — A bugler will play in honor of fallen soldiers 3 p.m. today at Fleet Farm, 1850 Premier Drive. The Mankato store is among several Fleet Farm stores partnering with Taps for Veterans ...

Guy Taylor, 83, would end every day by going to his balcony on the Galveston strand and play 'Taps' on his bugle. Taylor led a modest life, but inspired thousands with his passion and love for his ...

The opening night of the event, which coincides with Memorial Day, featured the famous 24-note bugle call, Taps, echoing across the battlefields where more than 7,000 soldiers lost their lives ...

Taps Across America began in 2020 as a way for people to commemorate the holiday during the COVID-19 pandemic. At 3 p.m., Taps play, honoring those who died during military service.

Recorded bugle calls are also heard at the fort during retreat, when the flag is lowered in the late afternoon. Taps is also played every evening.

Jim McDevitt, 84, in uniform, readied his bugle, a polished silver-toned instrument, a replica of the type used for military funerals in World War I. He’d head to the columbarium, where Alan ...