Have you ever wondered why you hear a bugle playing taps every evening on Army bases around the world? Playing taps is a tradition going back to the Civil War when the tune was first heard at Harrison ...

Daniel Butterfield could not read or write music, but he knew what he liked. A brigadier general in the Union Army who would go on to receive the Medal of Honor in 1892 for gallantry during the Civil ...

TAPS Gold Star Advocacy Week and Congressional Reception, September 25th - 29th, 2023. Behind each devastating death in the military community is a family left to grieve an immense loss. Standing ...

COLUMBUS — The passing of her father prompted Jill Goedeken to taking part in ceremonies honoring other fallen veterans. When her dad died in 2001, Goedeken and her sister, Jan Went, gave tribute to ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — William Russell, 16, is a Boy Scout who can play a trumpet. Those happen to be two qualities (service and music) that make him the perfect candidate for the Taps For Tuition ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Band members joined with the Veterans Heritage Site Foundation on Monday for a national moment of remembrance, named "Taps Across America." It's an effort to have buglers and ...