Final--"Fall's The Night"--MEMORIAL DAY 2006-Thread#4

5/31/04 | redrock

[redrock]

"Taps"

Composed By Major General Daniel Butterfield
Army of the Potomac, Civil War

"Fading light dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky, gleaming bright.
From afar drawing nigh -- Falls the night.

"Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, from the hills, from the sky.
All is well, safely rest, God is nigh.

"Then good night, peaceful night,
Till the light of the dawn shineth bright,
God is near, do not fear -- Friend, good night."

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"TAPS" is the most beautiful bugle call. Played slowly and softly, it has a smooth, tender and touching character. The bugle call was written during the Peninsula Campaign of the Civil War by General Butterfield, with an assist from his bugler, Oliver W. Norton, in 1862.

"TAPS" went on from its origin as an alternative to "Lights Out" to become not only a signal that day was done, but also to say good-bye to a fallen comrade.

"TAPS" is customarily played at funerals at Arlington national Cemetery as well as at ceremonies at the Tomb of the Unknowns there.

Its composer is buried in the Post Cemetery at the United States Military Academy at West Point (even though he did not graduate from the Academy).

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Today has been Memorial Day. Time to place the flowers...and place the flags. Time to renew our friendships.

...and a time for Pride. Pride in our Nation...and who we are as a people.

God Bless the United States of America....and the men and women who protect her.

redrock

[saint]

Look in your heart. He's with you there, and always will be.
God bless.

[freema]

Good night, Rodney Murray.
Good night, Chris Dyer.
Good night, you sweet sons and daughters, sisters and brothers, mothers and fathers, aunts and uncles, friends and lovers.

[freema]

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[AmeriBrit]

Always in our thoughts,
Forever in our memories,
We'll never forget them

http://www.sandysworldonline.com/memorial_day_every_day.html

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[leda]

beautiful! thanks for posting it :)

[NavyCanDo]

A BIG THUMBS DOWN on the FOX News coverage of the Memorial Day event at the Tomb of the Unknowns. At the very end of the Bush speech when they were going to play Taps they broke away for their Fox breaking news update. They did this as the first few notes of taps were being played. Shameful timing for the coverage to be interrupted at this point of the program. The sort of thing I would expect from CNN who didn't break away until after the last note of Taps. I am going to write a letter to Fox and request they apologize.

[Ciexyz]

Praise the Lord for a fine Memorial Day weekend. Fine coverage of parades and ceremonies on TV (incl. PBS)...beautiful weather...here's hoping that everyone's celebrations were memorable and full of meaning.