Korean War veteran Michael Del Vecchio Sr., 90 of Dover plays Taps on his vintage bugle at veterans funerals which he considers a more fitting tribute than a record version that honor guards usually ...
Answer: The bugle is the simplest of brass instruments. A bugle can play different notes without the keys and valves that effectively change the length of the vibrating air column. Other brass ...
The battered old brass bugle William Miles spotted in the basement rafters when he was 12 was the beginning of a 40-year career playing taps. The short, 24-note tune adapted by a Civil War general to ...
The first veteran to be buried on a cloudless day at Washington Crossing National Cemetery was Alan Clark. Jim McDevitt, 84, in uniform, readied his bugle, a polished silver-toned instrument, a ...
As the sun sets on another summer, John Hersh is wrapping up his 10th year of rooftop serenades. By Elisabeth Egan Reporting from Beach Haven, N.J. The instant the sun sinks into Barnegat Bay, the ...
LAMPASAS – Former 1st Cavalry Division Band trumpet and coronet player Jennifer Fitzgerald has plenty on her plate these days running a successful dog boarding business and performing with The Heights ...
LAMPASAS / KEMPNER, Texas (FOX 44) — Storms canceled many Memorial Day events, including the traditional “Taps” in Kempner. But one veteran who also plays “Taps” for any veterans or veteran’s family ...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — To honor Memorial Day, local musicians and band students from across the Lowcountry gather on the flight deck of the U.S.S. Yorktown to play Taps as part of 'Taps Across ...