FORT BUCHANAN, Puerto Rico -- When I arrived to Fort Buchanan in April 2008, one of my first initiatives was to re-establish the long-standing tradition of military bugle calls to announce certain ...

Back in the day, military life was dictated by bugle calls. They told service members when to wake up, when to work, when to eat, when to stop work and when to go to bed. There were as many as 25 ...

Bugle calls will begin on both APG North (Aberdeen) and APG South (Edgewood) Nov. 8. During the first week of bugle calls, from Nov. 8-16, individuals will not be required to halt activities and ...

Each morning and evening on military posts, a bugle call, coinciding with the raising and lowering of the U.S. flag, can be heard. The songs — “Reveille” and “Retreat” — signify the ...

"Of all the military bugle calls, there is none that is so easily recognized or more apt to evoke emotion," Villanueva said. More than 1,000 U.S. military veterans die daily, ...

The call was written by the French as early as 1809 and was Napoleon’s favorite bugle call, according to Jari Villanueva, Taps historian and retired trumpeter for the U.S. Air Force Band. 3.

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 ...

Why taps, the military bugle call, is lowercase. Frank Reust Aug 26, 2011 Aug 26, 2011; 0; Wednesday October 20, 2010 ...

The languid, melancholy sound of a bugle call is a fixture at military funerals. But it wasn't always that way. The song taps used to signal 'lights out' for soldiers to go to sleep. Taps ...

At some homes and neighborhoods across the Williamsburg area, the celebrated and emotional bugle call of “Taps” was heard at 3 p.m. Monday afternoon as part of “Taps Across America,” a ...

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 ...