In The News: Buglers Across America Gives Passing Veterans Receive A Real Final Farewell

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In 2000, Congress declared all veterans should have a right to military funeral honors.

This included the presence of two uniformed service personnel — active or retired — the presentation of a burial flag to the family and the playing of “Taps.”

The problem, though, was finding someone to play the somber melody most remembered as a farewell to those who served their country.

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Posted by on Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012. Filed under Current News, DCA News.