Late last year, the Defense Department said it was going to try out a new electronic recorded bugle for use at military funerals. Last week, the government approved the device for continued use. The ...

Twelve days after the Missouri National Guard announced it would no longer pay for buglers to play taps at military funerals, Gov. Matt Blunt stepped in and directed the Guard to use buglers when ...

The bugler stands at attention, places the brass horn to his lips, and the bell resonates the sound of ``Taps'' over solemn tombstones, its notes haunting, clear and sharp. It's a dignified and ...

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 ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - The Missouri National Guard will begin using bugles that play a digital recording of "Taps" at veterans' graves on Saturday, instead of hiring live musicians. The change isn't a ...

Gene Horner spent much of his life honoring veterans with his bugle at countless Alaska memorial and burial ceremonies. On Tuesday, it was Horner who was honored, as another bugler sounded taps and ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — During wreath laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Master Sgt. Matthew Byrne marches out to the Tomb, brings his bugle to his lips and ...

MATTHEWS, N.C. — A U.S. Army veteran in Matthews continues to play “Taps” from his front porch each day at sunset. Don Woodside, a former reservist, plays a bugle that has a remarkable history. The ...