On a higher note , Glen Beck had a gentleman on his CNN News and Comment program this evening who has started a program called Bugles across America . Tom Day was dismayed when in 2000 Congress passed legislation providing for 2 uniformed military personnel for a Veteran’s funeral to fold the flag and play Taps on a CD player. Mr Day believes that every Veteran deserves a live rendition of Taps played by a live bugler. It is, after all, only 24 notes.
Today Tom Day’s organization, Bugles Across America has more than 5,000 bugler volunteers in 50 states who will appear without cost at a Veteran’s funeral and play Taps for the funeral service.
According to their website, BuglesAcrossAmerica.org, bugler volunteers can be male or female, of any age as long as they can play the 24 notes of Taps with an ease and style that will do honor to both the Veterans, their families and the burial detail performing the service. The ceremony can be performed on a traditional bugle (with no valves) or trumpet, cornet, fuglehorn or 1, 2 or 3 valve bugle.
Demographics being what they are, it is anticipated that 1/2 million Veterans will pass away each year for the next seven yours. Tom Day is going to need a lot more bugler volunteers. His web site has links for families requesting a bugler and another for volunteers to join the pool of available bugler volunteers.
In addition to the organization web site, Tom Day has set up a My Space page with photos and music tracks that will bring tears to your eyes if you are a Veteran or a family member. <link>
The flag image at the top of this article is borrowed from Tom’s My Space Page. It seems to shine brighter than even the normal flag images that I have used.
Thanks, Tom, and the many Bugler Volunteers
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