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The keen of bagpipes, a three-volley gun salute and a bugle sounding taps pierced the air of a small Pennsylvania town on Friday as hundreds gathered to honor an ex-fire chief who was shot and ...
Since the funerals and all those bagpipes and dress uniforms and rows and rows of police officers and firefighters. Since the stories began to emerge, of small, inconsequential-in-the-moment ...
Terry Carroll, a resident of Okemos for more than 40 years known for the Highland bagpipes he played at countless funerals, weddings and local events, died early in the morning Feb. 20 after ...
Military bands also play a part in military funeral ceremonies. There are two types of historical traditions in military bands. The first is military field music. This type of music includes bugles (or other natural instruments such as natural trumpets or natural horns), bagpipes or fifes, and almost always drums. This type of music was used to ...
The firefighters travel under the aerials on their ride, on the fire apparatus, to the cemetery. Once there, the grave service includes the playing of bagpipes. The pipes have come to be a distinguishing feature of a fallen hero's funeral. Also a "Last Alarm Bell" is rung. A portable fire department bell is tolled at the conclusion of the ceremony.
Bagpipes are frequently used during funerals and memorials, especially among fire department, military and police forces in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Commonwealth realms, and the U.S. During the 19th and 20th centuries, as a result of the participation of Scottish regiments in British colonial expansion , the bagpipes became well known ...
The 17th Annual California Firefighter Memorial ceremony in September 2019. The California Firefighters Memorial is a memorial located on the grounds of the California state capitol in Sacramento, California. It honors firefighters from California or who served in California and who died in line of duty or of other duty-related illness or ...
A Facebook post brought a survivor of a 1972 in Kenmore back in touch with two of the firefighters who battled the blaze, bringing closure to all. 'These 2 men are heroes to me': Fire survivor ...