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 ...

WASHINGTON — Every day a lone bugler stands at the World War I Memorial across the plaza from a statue of Army Gen. John Pershing. The bugler salutes the American flag, lifts a simple brass instrument ...

UC Trumpet Professor Michael Mergen, USMC, plays taps during a Memorial Day commemoration in Eden Park in 2023. Thousands will pause at 3 p.m. Monday to sound a well-known bugle call in honor of those ...

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 ...