Saturday, May 19, 2012

May 19th 2012: "Taps" - Celebrating the 150th Anniversary

Arlington National Cemetery on Armed Forces Day 2012

Hundreds of buglers from across the U.S. gathered at the Old Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery today to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of "Taps", sounding together.

Scores of buglers, trumpeters honor taps anniversary
May 19, 2012 -Alan Tolbert is not your average 13-year-old.

While other kids his age spent their Saturday shopping at the mall or tossing around a football, Tolbert traveled from Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, to Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington dressed in a navy blue Civil War reenactment uniform and armed with a brass bugle.

Surrounding him at the historical site were nearly 200 other buglers and trumpeters from all over the United States, some even coming from as far away as California. A head shorter than his comrades, Tolbert's costume was a tad too big -- so big, in fact, that his mother had to roll up the bottom of his pants three times to make them fit. He didn't seem to notice, though. All he cared about was playing the 24 notes that make up taps. read more>>>

The 150th anniversary of Taps
May. 19, 2012 - Jari Villanueva, an expert on military bugle calls, discusses the 150th anniversary of Taps, the famous military funeral music piece. (Nick Plum for Synthesis/Koubaroulis LLC./The Washington Post)
Photo Diary: Honoring the fallen, and the tune that calls them to rest

The Bugler's Cry-The Origin of Sounding Taps. Taps Historian and bugler Jari Villanueva explains the origins of America's most famous bugle call. More information at Taps Bugler or Taps 150


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