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 ...

Union Army Brig. Gen. Daniel Butterfield, who is credited with revising the bugle call that we know as 'taps,' earned the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Gaines' Mill, Virginia ...

The call, based on an older French bugle call, was used by the army since 1835 and was named “Scott’s Tattoo” in honor of Gen. Winfield Scott. Butterfield believed that call was too formal ...

The bugle calls Maria hears are just a few of more than 50 from the Civil War era that once signaled everything from critical battlefield maneuvers to “hey, it’s time for lunch.” And while only this ...

The Last Post, one of the most traditional military sounds, is going high-tech with a press-of-the-button electronic version of the bugle to play the stirring ceremonial call.

Some bugle calls are no longer relevant, and some installations play more than others. On Army installations, there is a set time for "Reveille'' and "Retreat,'' where on Navy bases, those vary ...

On a recent Friday, the bugle call sounded during a military burial service there for U.S. Air Force veteran John Smoczylo, 56, of Philadelphia, ...

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 ...

Within the military collections of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is a much-loved, well-traveled bugle that allegedly by order of General John J. Pershing sounded taps at ...

Horner, a Vietnam War veteran, was a bugle and trumpet player for the Army’s 4th Infantry Band. After active duty, he moved to Alaska in 1970 and later built a career as a piledriver.

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 ...