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.”