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When "Taps" is played at a military funeral, it is customary to salute if in uniform, or place your hand over your heart if not. Barbara "tap answer" Mikkelson ; Additional information:; West Point: Origin of Taps; ... Kathryn Shenkle: Origin of Taps; Last updated: 23 June 2009 ;
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www.snopes.com/music/songs/taps.asp
www.snopes.com/music/songs/taps.asp
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Origin of "Taps" ... Pvt. Norton, who on several occasions, had sounded numerous new calls composed by his commander, recalled his experience of the origin of "Taps" years later: ... Butterfield, in composing this call and directing that it be used for "Taps" in his brigade, could not have foreseen its popularity and the use...
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www.arlingtoncemetery.org/ceremonies/originoftaps.html
www.arlingtoncemetery.org/ceremonies/originoftaps.html
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Fighting on opposite sides, father and son meet one last time on a War Between the States battlefield. Found in the dying boy's pocket is the melody now known as "Taps."
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www.civilwarpoetry.org/music/taps_snopes.html
www.civilwarpoetry.org/music/taps_snopes.html
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The story of how Taps began, the origin of Taps and the words to Taps, Taps meaning Extinguish Lights. ... Pvt. Norton, who on several occasions, had sounded numerous new calls composed by his commander, recalled his experience of the origin of "Taps" years later:
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www.iboww.org/taps.htm
www.iboww.org/taps.htm
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Stay tuned for more information on Taps 150. This special event in June 2012 will commemorate the; 150th Anniversary of the origin of Taps! ... The origin of Taps, the ceremonies in which it is used, and the stories of those who have performed the call are a significant but often overlooked part of our history.
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www.tapsbugler.com/
www.tapsbugler.com/
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Of all the military bugle calls, none is so easily recognized or more apt to render emotion than the call Taps. The melody is both eloquent and haunting and the history of its origin is interesting and somewhat clouded in controversy.
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www.tapsbugler.com/24NotesExcerpt/Page1.html
www.tapsbugler.com/24NotesExcerpt/Page1.html
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Information about TAPS, including its origin and dispelling a myth about it ... There is a myth about the origin of Taps that is circulating about the Internet.
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www.usmemorialday.org/taps.html
www.usmemorialday.org/taps.html
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You probably never knew the story of taps. Here it is. ... We have all heard the haunting melody of "Taps." It's the song that gives us that lump in our throats and usually tears in our eyes. But do you know the story behind the song? If not, I think you will be pleased to find out about its humble beginnings.
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www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/taps.html
www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/taps.html
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Pvt. Norton, who on several occasions, had sounded numerous new calls composed by his commander, recalled his experience of the origin of "Taps" years later: "One day in July 1862 when the Army of the Potomac was in camp at Harrison's Landing on the James River, Virginia, resting and recruiting from its losses in...
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www.angelfire.com/me2/kulacoco/taps.html
www.angelfire.com/me2/kulacoco/taps.html
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