Before the military service began, John Thompson, the retired former Vacaville city manager, said, “I had great respect” for ...
An all-inclusive event called "Taps Across America" honors our nation's fallen veterans each year on Memorial Day and all musicians of any age or ability can participate with any instrument.
The last major German offensive in Europe erupted in the Ardennes Forest 80 years ago when Hitler’s army attacked the U.S.
After nearly 80 years, a Columbia family will have the closure they’ve been hoping for thanks to a special group that works with the military.“When I found out ...
Retired Army Col. Kevin Weddle ... the medical kit of Jubal Early's surgeon, and the uniform and bugle of Gustav Schurmann (Gen. Philip Kearny's boy bugler). Included in the museum are significant ...
As Army and Navy prepare to play the 125th edition ... and back down the hill to their barracks. The "Taps" bugle call is played at 11:30 p.m., when all cadets must return to their rooms.
Between 5 and 9 January 1945, HMAS Australia was subjected to repeated kamikaze attacks, including the one that killed Hart.
The Battle of the Bulge, in which Gordon fought, became the last major German offensive campaign of World War II. That ...
By choosing to not include instruments, apart from one song with a bugle call, the play mirrors the ... of someone who lived it.” By studying military protocol, hairstyles and beard styles ...
the Watervliet Arsenal’s bugle rendition of Reveille at 6 a.m.; Retreat and Mess Call at 5 p.m. and Taps at 10 p.m. — a daily occurrence at a United States Army base. “Residents have come to ...
Many will quote President Franklin Roosevelt and call it “a date that will live in infamy ... “didn’t someone blow a bugle at Pearl Harbor 10 years ago and wake up America?” It turns out that someone ...