For 150 years, these notes have signified every #servicemembers' journey to their final resting place

Arlington ceremony honors 150th anniversary of taps

af.mil 21 May '12, 6pm

For 150 years, these notes have signified every #servicemembers' journey to their final resting place

-- Intermingled with song birds and reverent silence, 200 buglers from around the country collectively sounded America's most recognizable bugle call May 19 at Arlington National Cemetery. From Section 60 to the Kennedy gravesites, the 150th anniversary of the bugle call "taps" was commemorated at a morning tribute in the Old Amphitheater and by sounding a mid-day rendition from corner to corner of the cemetery. "This is an enormous privilege. I am honored," said Jay Callahan of Greensboro, N.C., who sounded the call in the vicinity of Gen. John Pershing's grave. Like Callahan, who wore a typical World War I-era uniform featuring leggings and wool trousers, many buglers took the opportunity to wear war-period uniforms. Male and female, young and old, active-duty and veterans traveled from as far as California and Washington state to fill a sun-kissed sky with the gift of t...

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RT @usairforce: For 150 years, these notes have signified every #servicemembers' journey to their final resting place [link]
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RT @usairforce: For 150 years, these notes have signified every #servicemembers' journey to their final resting place [link]
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RT @usairforce: For 150 years, these notes have signified every #servicemembers' journey to their final resting place [link]
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RT @usairforce: For 150 years, these notes have signified every #servicemembers' journey to their final resting place [link]
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RT @usairforce: For 150 years, these notes have signified every #servicemembers' journey to their final resting place [link]