Why is taps played at military funerals?
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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. ... He notes that Butterfield's bugle call was officially known as --Extinguish Lights-- in American military manuals until 1891.Apr 15, 2016
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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. ... He notes that Butterfield's bugle call was officially known as --Extinguish Lights-- in American military manuals until 1891.Apr 15, 2016
