The History of "Taps"
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"Taps" is the most recognized of the military bugle calls.
Of all the military bugle calls, none is so easily recognized or more apt to render emotion than "Taps." Here is "Taps" Historian & Bugler, Jari Villanueva sharing the history of "Taps."
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Funding was provided by The Maine State Archives through a grant from The Davis Family Foundation and by Central Maine Heart & Vascular Institute and Electricity Maine.
The History of "Taps"
Clip | 2m 34s
Of all the military bugle calls, none is so easily recognized or more apt to render emotion than "Taps." Here is "Taps" Historian & Bugler, Jari Villanueva sharing the history of "Taps."
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