The solemn U.S. military bugle call "Taps" originated with a Union Army father finding the melody written on paper in the pocket of his deceased Confederate soldier son. An old copied-and-pasted rumor ...

COLUMBUS — The passing of her father prompted Jill Goedeken to taking part in ceremonies honoring other fallen veterans. When her dad died in 2001, Goedeken and her sister, Jan Went, gave tribute to ...

They are, perhaps, the 24 most recognizable musical notes ever written. They've sounded over the graves of soldiers, from privates to generals, and have laid to rest many an American president. This ...

‘Taps’ was made an official bugle call after the war.” Villanueva is so certain that the ‘Taps’ myth is a falsehood that he has a standing offer on his website to give anyone who can prove otherwise a ...