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  2. Taps (bugle call) - Wikipedia

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    Taps" is a bugle call [1] sounded to signal "lights out" at the end of a military day, and during patriotic memorial ceremonies and military funerals conducted by the United States Armed Forces. [2]

  3. Military funerals in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The sounding of Taps is performed by a lone bugler or an audio recording, at a distance 30 to 50 yards from the grave site while a "Final Salute" is given (in specific cases with the United States Military Academy, a muffled drum roll might accompany the bugler). Full honor military funerals include all standard honors in addition to the following:

  4. Tattoo (bugle call) - Wikipedia

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    The original concept of this call was played on the snare drum and was known as "tap-too", with the same rule applying. Later on, the name was applied to more elaborate military performances, known as military tattoos. The etymology of the military tattoo is from Dutch "tap toe", unrelated to the Tahitian origin of an ink tattoo. [1]

  5. The history of 'Taps,' played at countless American military ...

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    Military bugle call, 'Taps,' has ties to Utica. Here's how Mohawk Valley history is intertwined with well-known call. The history of 'Taps,' played at countless American military ceremonies, has ...

  6. Scott Tattoo - Wikipedia

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    Gen. Winfield Scott. The call was published in musical notation in an American military manual [1] written by Major General Winfield Scott, first published in 1835.The term "Scott Tattoo" was coined by Russell H. Booth in his 1977 magazine article Butterfield and "Taps" which first set forth the discovery of this earlier form of the essential Taps melody.

  7. Bugle call - Wikipedia

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    A bugle call is a short tune, originating as a military signal announcing scheduled and certain non-scheduled events on a military installation, battlefield, or ship. Historically, bugles , drums, and other loud musical instruments were used for clear communication in the noise and confusion of a battlefield.

  8. Keith Clark (bugler) - Wikipedia

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    Keith Collar Clark (November 21, 1927 – January 11, 2002) [2] was a bugler in the United States Army who played the call "Taps" at the funeral of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. He misplayed the sixth note, and to many this mistake was a poignant symbol of the American nation in mourning. [ 3 ]

  9. Veterans watch Trump's moves on pay, benefits, personnel - AOL

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    Retired Army Lt. Col. Jim Whaley, the CEO of Mission Roll Call, said veterans – a politically diverse group – will be paying attention, especially on issues such as pay and access to benefits.