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  2. Taps (bugle call) - Wikipedia

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    Echo Taps or Silver Taps is a tradition in which "Taps" is played at U.S. military schools—such as Norwich University, Texas A&M University, New Mexico Military Institute, The Citadel, and Virginia Tech—when a member or former member of a school's corps of cadets is killed in action.

  3. United States military music customs - Wikipedia

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    A single bugler performing "Taps" is traditionally used to give graveside honors to the deceased (the U.S. Army specifically prohibits the use of "Echo Taps").Title 10 of the United States Code establishes that funerals for veterans of the U.S. military shall "at a minimum, perform at the funeral a ceremony that includes the folding of a United States flag and presentation of the flag to the ...

  4. 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.

  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. support Well played and recorded too. Major Bloodnok 20:02, 7 March 2011 (UTC) Support Superb performance. I must say I've been around some military programs where this is played somewhat poorly, so it was a pleasure to hear such beautiful musicianship. Jujutacular talk 04:11, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

  7. Military funerals in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, there are several types of military funerals such as those performed at Arlington National Cemetery, which include and omit certain components depending on the status of the deceased (active, retired, veteran, rank/occupation). [4] Standard honor military funerals include the following: A military chaplain for family members.

  8. Taps played as Acadiana WWII soldier finally home, reinterred ...

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  9. Military rites - Wikipedia

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    A lone bugler plays Taps during a military funeral held at Arlington National Cemetery for former U.S. Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger. The Unknown Soldier from World War I arriving at the Washington Navy Yard, circa 1921 . Military rites are honors presented at a funeral for a member of a military or police force.