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"Taps" w/Lyrics- Daniel Butterfield and John Wayne (spoken word)
YouTube ^ | June 5, 2016 | HistoricusJoe

Posted on 05/28/2021 9:55:06 AM PDT by Sparky1776

From the 1973 album "America, why I Love Her" this is the story, as told by John Wayne, of how the tattoo "taps" was written in 1862 following the "Seven Days Battle" in Virginia.


TOPICS: History; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: duke; johnwayne
In remembrance of the Fallen.
1 posted on 05/28/2021 9:55:06 AM PDT by Sparky1776
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To: Sparky1776
BUMP
2 posted on 05/28/2021 10:03:12 AM PDT by Fiddlstix ((Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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You can get all of the songs at youtube for “America, why I Love Her”


3 posted on 05/28/2021 10:59:08 AM PDT by minnesota_bound (I need more money. )
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To: Sparky1776

TAPS was ruined for me about 60 years ago when a cartoon had this little diddy on it.

So farewell, and good by,
Down you go, in the snow, you must die..

With the M-O-O-SEBERRY BUSH.....

Yep. Rocky and his Friends with the evil Boris Badenov singing.


4 posted on 05/28/2021 11:06:59 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar ((Democrats have declared us to be THE OBSOLETE MAN in the Twilight Zone.))
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To: Sparky1776

Thanks


5 posted on 05/28/2021 12:10:28 PM PDT by silverleaf (In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act)
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To: minnesota_bound

Here it is!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRP-1BRQqCk&t=92s


6 posted on 05/28/2021 12:15:18 PM PDT by tallyhoe
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