FORT BENNING, Ga., (Jan. 13 2016) -- Bugle calls have been an important tradition to the U.S. Army since its inception, dating back to pre-Revolutionary War times. Installations around the world use ...
After parking, several family members recently climbed out of a big sport utility vehicle for a trip to the commissary. They had taken no more than 10 steps toward the front door when the Fort Knox ...
Of all the military bugle calls, none is so easily recognized or more apt to render emotion than “Taps.” Across the United States today, services are being held to honor the courageous men and women ...
A soldier’s day was once regulated by bugle calls, from morning reveille to chow call at noon to retreat at sunset and taps late at night. Thus the phrase “to answer the bugle call” has been used to ...
A soldier's day once was regulated by bugle calls. "Answer the bugle call" came to describe citizens responding to a national threat. President John F. Kennedy said, "Ask not what your country can do ...
A week after switching daily bugle calls to a louder speaker system, Fort Bragg officials have turned down the volume on early morning and late-night calls in response to noise complaints. A week ...
Three retired band directors hope to start a new tradition in Lubbock to commemorate the 9/11 attacks. Bill Nelson, Clark Richardon and Nelson Dotson played taps five times Wednesday, Sept. 11, at ...
Bugle calls have been an important tradition to the U.S. Army since its inception. As the U.S. Army developed, it standardized the use of these bugle calls for a disciplined lifestyle. The calls ...
I would like to add my voice to those in the city of Everett who do not want to be subject to the Navy’s wake-up and overly long bugle blasts every morning. This annoying, nerve-jarring daily event is ...