*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Bill McClellan's column on military funerals has drawn a lot of views on the definition of heroes. Does giving up a scholarship ...

Playing taps on a boombox at a military funeral is just not the same as having someone in a dress uniform stand at attention and blow into a brass bugle. That's why S&D Consulting, based in New York ...

I read with interest the editorial about using a live bugler at military funerals. My husband is a humble man. He is an 88-year-old veteran of World War II. He does not ask for much, but his one ...

GRAPEVINE, Texas — The day before his grandfather's military funeral, Jonathan Taylor learned something would be missing. Though the Army veteran would have an honor guard, no bugler was available to ...

The bugler stands at attention, places the brass horn to his lips, and the bell resonates the sound of ``Taps'' over solemn tombstones, its notes haunting, clear and sharp. It's a dignified and ...

Korean War veteran Michael Del Vecchio Sr., 90 of Dover plays Taps on his vintage bugle at veterans funerals which he considers a more fitting tribute than a record version that honor guards usually ...

ST. LOUIS -- Gov. Matt Blunt said Friday he has directed the Missouri National Guard to use live buglers when available to play taps at military funerals, reversing a previous decision by the National ...

The first veteran to be buried on a cloudless day at Washington Crossing National Cemetery was Alan Clark. Jim McDevitt, 84, in uniform, readied his bugle, a polished silver-toned instrument, a ...

COLUMBUS — The passing of her father prompted Jill Goedeken to taking part in ceremonies honoring other fallen veterans. When her dad died in 2001, Goedeken and her sister, Jan Went, gave tribute to ...

Gene Horner spent much of his life honoring veterans with his bugle at countless Alaska memorial and burial ceremonies. On Tuesday, it was Horner who was honored, as another bugler sounded taps and ...