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Bugle calls, part of Army tradition

FORT BENNING, Ga., (Jan. 13 2016) -- Bugle calls have been an important tradition to the U.S. Army since its inception, dating back to pre-Revolutionary War times. Installations around the world use ...
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From the Historian: Bugle Calls – The Origins of Army Music

Have you ever wondered why you hear a bugle playing taps every evening on Army bases around the world? Playing taps is a tradition going back to the Civil War when the tune was first heard at Harrison ...
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Taps likely adapted from bugle call noting lights out

Though other stories of its origin persist, taps is likely a variation of an end-of-the-day bugle call that dates back to at least 1835. Jari Villanueva, former director of a taps exhibit at Arlington ...