At New Mexico Military Institute, "Echo Taps" (otherwise known as "Silver Taps") is played by three trumpets on a night designated by the alumni association. This ceremony is held in the Hagerman …

Many believe Taps is a song, but officially it's not. Taps is a bugle call which is a signal, not a song so there are no "official" Taps Lyrics as well. The signal was also known as the Drum Taps, The Taps, …

Taps honors the men and women who have laid down their lives and paid the ultimate sacrifice for the cause of freedom. Fair winds and following seas, shipmates....more. Twenty-four notes. It's a...

Brigade bugler, Oliver W. Norton, first sounded the call there. Years later, in 1898, Norton wrote about the creation and première of “Taps.” He claimed that General Butterfield showed him some...

It is the official song for soldier death, played at military funerals, the Tomb of the Unknown Solider, and on Memorial Day. Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore...

Apr 15, 2016 · 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.

Apr 16, 2025 · Explore the history, meaning, and traditions of the Taps song, including its role in military ceremonies, when it’s played, and its lasting significance.

Almost as soon as Taps was sounded on quiet night in July 1862, someone put words with the music. The words that accompany “Taps” combine a soldier's sleep with a solder's death in an exquisite …

From afar, drawing nigh, falls the night. As we go, this we know, God is nigh. Always true to the promise that they made. To thy hands we our souls, Lord, commend.

Of all the military bugle calls, none is so easily recognized or more apt to evoke emotion than “Taps.” The melody is both eloquent and haunting and the history of its origin is interesting and somewhat …