The decision by the West Fargo VFW Post 7564's honor guard to dispense with its volunteer bugler to play taps at veterans' funerals is more than a little perplexing. It's downright sad. The decision, ...

The Department of Defense is studying the use of a "digital" bugle to render taps at veterans' military funerals. The digital unit won't replace trained buglers, but it is an alternative to the audio ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - The Missouri National Guard will begin using bugles that play a digital recording of "Taps" at veterans' graves on Saturday, instead of hiring live musicians. The change isn't a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The solemn U.S. military bugle call "Taps" originated with a Union Army father finding the melody written on paper in the pocket ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Memorial Day may kick off summer, but it’s really a day to remember the Americans who never came home. Unlike Veterans Day, it’s dedicated to those who made the ultimate ...

The central role that Daniel Butterfield played in taps was largely unknown until the late 19th century, only coming to light after a magazine article in 1898. Daniel Butterfield could not read or ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — An 88-year-old Spokane man played Taps for the final time this March after 25 years of performing at servicemember burials at the Washington State Veterans Cemetery. According to the ...

Decades ago, the U.S. Department of Defense provided riflemen and a live bugler for the funerals of American service veterans. In recent years, the Pentagon's ability to keep up that honor has been ...