The origins of “Taps,” the distinctive bugle melody played at U.S. military funerals and memorials and as a lights-out signal to soldiers at night, date back to the American Civil War. In July 1862, U ...

Military buglers have been communicating with troops and their families for centuries. Bugle calls told troops when to go to bed, when to wake up, when to eat, when to attack and when to retreat.

The Department of Defense is studying the use of a "digital" bugle to render taps at veterans' military funerals. The digital unit won't replace trained buglers, but it is an alternative to the audio ...