In Taps Across America, buglers nationwide joined forces to honor the fallen
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Buy PhotoThe bugler at Monday’s Memorial Day ceremony at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. set the tome for musicians across the country who would take part in “Taps Across America later in the day. (Stars and Stripes)
SHAVERTOWN, Pa. (Tribune News Service) As he waited for 3 p.m. to arrive on Memorial Day, renowned trumpeter Bobby Baird said he has played taps more times than he cares to remember.
That s because Baird knows of the sacrifices of so many soldiers and he proudly sounds Taps every time to honor those brave men and women.
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The White House May 25, 2020; Since the first shots fired in the Revolutionary War, Americans have answered the call to duty and given their lives in service to our Nation and its sacred founding ideals. As we pay tribute to the lives and legacies of these patriots on Memorial Day, we also remember that they sacrificed to create a better, more peaceful future for our Nation and the world.
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A member of the armed forces takes part in the Flags-In ceremony, where over 1,000 service members place flags in front of more than 260,000 headstones in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., May 27, 2021. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
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Memorial Day is a national holiday observed in the United States on the last Monday in May. This year, Memorial Day is observed on May 31.
It is the day when Americans honor the women and men who have died fighting in America’s wars. For most Americans, however, it is the unofficial start of summer.