Those of you who attended Memorial Day ceremonies yesterday may have heard the bugle call "Taps," which is played for military funerals. This PDF from the Department of Veterans Affairs provides a bit of the song's colorful history:
http://www.va.gov/opa/publications/celebrate/taps.pdf
If you'd like to hear a recording of "Taps," or other bugle calls, see this site from the Army:
http://www.music.army.mil/music/buglecalls/taps.asp
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