File:Taps on bugle.ogg

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Taps_on_bugle.ogg ‎(Ogg Vorbis sound file, length 59 s, 203 kbps, file size: 1.42 MB)

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English: Taps played on the bugle by a member of the U.S. Army Band. It is played by the U.S. military nightly to indicate that it is "lights out". Taps became an official component of military funerals in 1874. The song accompanies a funeral procession at Arlington National Cemetery, and is generally present at most funerals.
Date Composition date and author disputed. Officially recognized by the U.S. Army in 1874.
Source http://bands.army.mil/music/bugle/taps.asp
Author United States Army Band
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This file is a work of a U.S. Army soldier or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.

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