A bugler from the U.S. Army Band, “Pershing’s Own”, plays Taps during military funeral honors for a U.S. Air Force veteran in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. ⠀ ⠀ Of all the military bugle calls, none is so easily recognized or more apt to render emotion than the call Taps. The melody is both eloquent and haunting.⠀ ⠀ Per ANC historians, “Taps has been used by the U.S. armed forces since the civil war — at the end of the day, during flag ceremonies and at military funerals. Whenever a service member is buried with military honors anywhere in the United States, the ceremony concludes with the three-rifle volley and the sounding of Taps on a trumpet or bugle. ⠀ ⠀ Melancholy yet serene, the call lingers in memory.”

[igp-video src=”” poster=”https://www.arlington.media/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/a-bugler-from-the-u.s.-army-band-pershings-own-plays-taps-during-military-funeral-honors-for-a-u.s.-.jpg” size=”large”]A bugler from the U.S. Army Band, "Pershing's Own", plays Taps during military funeral honors for a U.S. Air Force veteran in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. ⠀ ⠀ Of all the military bugle calls, none is so easily recognized or more apt to render emotion than the call Taps. The melody is both eloquent and haunting.⠀ ⠀ Per ANC historians, "Taps has been used by the U.S. armed forces since the civil war — at the end of the day, during flag ceremonies and at military funerals. Whenever a service member is buried with military honors anywhere in the United States, the ceremony concludes with the three-rifle volley and the sounding of Taps on a trumpet or bugle. ⠀ ⠀ Melancholy yet serene, the call lingers in memory."