Bugles Across America
Week of July 30, 2007
The playing of taps is a hallmark of a military funeral. However, since World War II, budget constraints have limited the number of military buglers available to attend veterans' funerals. To make up for that shortfall, Bugles Across America recruits volunteers from high schools, colleges, honor guards and drum-and-bugle corps to be buglers. Volunteers now play taps at about 1,000 funerals a month. For more information, including to request a bugler or to volunteer to be one, visit the Bugles Across America website. Information about eligibility requirements for military funerals is available from the Department of Defense's Military Funeral Honors webpage.
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