For most Americans, when "Taps" is played by a bugler, something inside of us stirs a special patriotic feeling for anyone we know, in memory, from the past. Only 24 notes comprise the simple but awe inspiring tune, especially when dualing buglers are involved. I once was fortunate to be on the grounds of Arlington National Cemetery near our Tombs of the Unknown Soldier up on the hillside, overlooking the grand Potomac River, when two buglers, separated a distance, matched notes, one after the other. Not a word was spoken in the small audience...some even shed a tear or three. The breeze swept through at times, creating a need to lean forward to catch every one of those 24 notes.....
I shall never forget.
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