A veteran who died in Chicago without any recollection of their life has been memorialized in a funeral service with military ...

Every day since the World War I Memorial first opened back in 2021, a bugler has played “Taps” live at 5 p.m. — rain or shine.

When the color guard members removed the flag from the casket and stretched it out, ... Army infantry regulations by 1891 required taps to be played at military funeral ceremonies.

Her mother said the military "didn’t preserve her body or prepare her to come home" and described her as "infested with ...

She was the daughter of a Marine, and we were there to help bury her father. Supporting a funeral detail was one of the most emotionally impactful periods I had during my 24-year military career.

June 14 is Flag Day and Trump's birthday, but one group is urging Americans to fly their flags upside down. Why? Here's what ...

The history of taps, the haunting bugle call that signals “lights out” at the end of a military day and which has become a fixture at patriotic memorial ceremonies and military funerals, will ...

Sunlight glinted off the tear streaming down Ken Johnson's face while he presented rifle shell casings to a weeping widow.

As the number and frequency of military funerals continue to rise, buglers needed to perform taps are in short supply TOM LUTEY Of The Gazette Staff May 25, 2009 ...

Army taps ‘Ghost Fleet’ authors to write novel on multi-domain warfare. ... micro-targeted disinformation targeting military families, ... was embraced by numerous generals and flag officers.

U.S. Army Maj. James J. O’Donovan, more than 80 years after he died as a POW during World War II, was laid to rest with full military honors Tuesday at Miramar National Cemetery in San Diego.

A Marine wonders: When Taps finally plays, what will my family remember about my military service? by Christopher Murphy • The War Horse May 25, 2025, 8:36 a.m. May 25, 2025, 8:36 a.m. Share this: ...