Listen! On Memorial Day, you shall hear the somber notes of “Taps,” as they echo over the memorials of our fallen heroes. Without a doubt, this beautiful but mournful refrain will trigger a lump in your throat, as a flood of tears freely flow from your eyes. Looking over these hallowed grounds, you will see a lonely bugler standing proudly while sounding honors to the fallen military, protectors of our nation.

Not all are heroes, but all were brave men and women, proudly serving our country. It is a beautiful, musical score, melancholy yet serene. Its echo remains in the heart long after the music ends. Taps began in 1862 during the Civil War. It originated from tragic contingencies. Union Army Captain, Robert Ellicombe, and his men lay along damp, cold trenches near Harrison’s Landing, Virginia.