The bugler leading The Last Post at the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral said it is an “honour and privilege” to perform the poignant role. Sergeant Bugler Jamie Ritchie, I/C Corps of Drums, Royal Marines, ...

Jim Little, 68, of Mineola, was one of more than 100 buglers to participate in a special ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday to honor the late President John F. Kennedy and the bugler ...

Few things touch my soul more than the somber notes of TAPS beside the graves of veterans I’m burying. Several years ago, in the dead of winter, I was laying to rest a longtime friend. The honor guard ...

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 ...

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 ...

I read with interest the editorial about using a live bugler at military funerals. My husband is a humble man. He is an 88-year-old veteran of World War II. He does not ask for much, but his one ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Bill McClellan's column on military funerals has drawn a lot of views on the definition of heroes. Does giving up a scholarship ...

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