Another fake digital Taps bugle bites the dust . . .

[1thusnelda]

If anyone is keeping track of these things, a similar incident happened on 1/9/2012 at my uncle's funeral in PA. He was a WWII vet. The bugle was accidentally turned on during the prayer, and then it only played a couple measures when it was supposed to play (two attempts). They had to stop the service to go back to their vehicle to get another bugle. I felt sorry for the bugler. But now that I know this is not an isolated event, I will be supporting Bugles Across America.

[ironmaninfantry]

I perform military services everyday of my life, I hate fake taps, I dont want it at my service when I die. But in a day where we have 23 services to perform how we can come up with 23 live buglers? Its impossible. In the hundreds of services Ive done the bugle RARELY messes up. And this guy in this video is NOT a professional like the real Honor Guard. We are required to play taps and we do it any way possible. Stop shitting on us for doing this when I care VERY deeply about honoring our vets!

[kcmt01]

Bugles Across America is a group dedicated to putting and end to this buulshhit

[purpleravenstar]

@kcmt01 very suprised that the vet didn't get out from the grave and beat the living shit out of him.

[MrEvolesel]

I was the bugler for our scout troop around 1969. Taps was the first thing i learned. We have a shortage of buglers here and was asked to blow taps for military funerals. I borrowed a bugle from a friend. I hadnt blown one in over 40 years. I'm crying because I've been trying for 3 days to do it again and am struggling. I dont have it any more. I'm trying to get it back. A soldier came home for repose today and I'm not able to plat yet. I'm very sad.

[LcdoSoto]

America shits on another patriot yet again... we dissed vietnam vets and now shit on the memory of Iraq and Afghanistan vets...

[1955thekeeper]

The playing of Taps is the last salute from a grateful military and country. It signifies that this soldier has passed on to his/her final "Rest." It lets the soldier at rest know that fellow comrades are still on watch and that all is safe so that he may sleep in peace. What a sorry excuse for a final good bye. I haven't touched my trumpet in several years, but if needed, I could belt out a respectful rendition of Taps to honor a fallen serviceman tomorrow rather than play a mp3 player of it.

[killthetorment]

How about we pretend to pay our taxes and they can pretend to honor the fallen how have fought for our freedom?!?

[tennesseetrumpet]

Pathetic. This is so sad. Would you give the family a vinal flag? I played taps today using a real horn. I have played in well over 250 military funerals, and never once with a fake bugle. Bugles Across America has thousands of real buglers who are dedicated to playing real horns at military funerals.

[RobertWilliamson1]

@tennesseetrumpet i agree

[swc64844]

so sad we cant even honor our fallin with the respect they should be givin.

[JASONHALE5]

I am a full time member of the Military Funeral Honors Team of the Honor Guard in Virginia, I just so happen to be a live bugler as well in an army band. The reason they have digital bugles is so that at the very minimum our military members that have served are honored. If you were to only send live buglers to each funeral, you would probably get only 5-10% of those members covered. It's just not possible to task bands either with that as they would be understaffed

[normanplombe]

@JASONHALE5 my experience has been different. Bugles Across America has players waiting to go provide a player. I usually volunteer, but there are so many others, I rarely get assigned. There's no way they're using fake bugles at Arlington are they? We buried my great uncle (an honest five-years in the mud WWII vet) to a damned digital bugle...I was right there, wondering why the hell didn't they ask me to play taps. It was tangible how awkward it was....fake bugles...asinine.

[tinybronzgod]

This is because, due to the cutting of music programs across the country, there are less and less people that know how to play an instrument. Playing TAPS looks easy to do on paper, but it takes training and continuous practice. I'm a live bugler for the AF, I understand your gripe, but playing a brass instrument cannot be taught quickly. I was lucky enough to havemusical education from 6th grade on.