WILKES-BARRE — There was this moment a few years ago when I was talking to Bobby Baird about his intent to participate in the Taps Across America national…
SHAVERTOWN — As he waited to 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.
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.