From the day she first played "Taps" on her trumpet at a Memorial Day event five years ago, Madeline Myers has felt privileged to provide the musical backdrop for such solemn events. The commander at the local Veterans of Foreign War post in Refugio was so enthralled he invited her back numerous times and even had some custom military fatigues fashioned for her.
Myers says she has performed at about 16 funerals and Memorial Day and Labor Day ceremonies. She hopes to continue her service in conjunction with her studies at Texas A&M University if she is invited to do so and can fit it into her schedule.
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