Posted on 05/28/2007 10:05:09 PM PDT by 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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Thank you. ...Very nicely done, indeed!
jellybean....thank you for the beautiful remembrance of our fallen heroes.
BTTT
Jesus said:
“when these things BEGIN to come to pass, then look up,
and lift up your heads, for your redemption draweth nigh.”
~~ (Luke 21:28)
My uncle died recently. His name was Uncle Bob to us, but to the 28th Inf. (IIRC) on Tarawa and other Pacific Islands, his name was Sgt. Bemis. A leader in the landings who thought more of his squad then himself. Unfortunately, I forget all the Salad on his dress greens. I will miss him.
Methinks America still produces warriors. They will stand in the breach as we did so that we can enjoy the sunset of our lives. If America ever stops producing warriors, Nancy Pelosi, and all of our women will be wearing burqas.
Take care guy.
5.56mm
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