A year ago, with the coronavirus pandemic raging and Memorial Day celebrations put on hold, CBS News' Steve Hartman came to the American people with a musical request. The On The Road correspondent ...

HOUSTON — At exactly 3 p.m. on Memorial Day afternoon, retired U.S. Army Captain Jim Shields sat on the porch of his West University home with a tuba. Then he began to play Taps. "It's children that ...

doug Marlette runs through *** series of scales and then stands quietly, his demeanor changing as he practices playing taps, drafted into the Vietnam war as an army medic. He was not able to save all ...

GALVESTON, Texas — Once a day, a lone bugler is often heard playing a melancholy tune in the middle of a Galveston intersection, a distinctive melody that is most often now used at military funerals.

TENNESSEE, USA — The sound of "Taps" resonating through the air means so much every time it's played, but the 24 notes had a new meaning this Memorial Day. Because of the COVID-19 health crisis, ...

In this Jan. 25, 2019, photo, music education major and trumpet student Kody Jernigan of Longview, Texas, plays "Taps," at the funeral of retired Ouachita Parish District Fire Chief Tommy "Cotton" ...

Alvin Junior High band member Jared Nauck has performed solos before, but the chance to play taps during military funerals will be a decidedly different experience. "I play soccer and playing taps ...

MATTHEWS, N.C. — A U.S. Army veteran in Matthews continues to play “Taps” from his front porch each day at sunset. Don Woodside, a former reservist, plays a bugle that has a remarkable history. The ...

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With Memorial Day just around the corner, tens of thousands of musicians are gearing up to play in one of the largest musical performances of all time - "Taps Across America." On Monday, at 3:00 p.m.