Posted on 04/04/2013 11:58:25 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
It's an ambitious plan, to say the least: An Indiana veteran wants "Taps" to be played every single night at dusk—across the entire US, reports the Indianapolis Star. Former Marine Bill Wellman has already convinced Valparaiso, Ind., to pipe the 24 notes over the 50 speakers it has mounted throughout downtown; it'll start doing so this week. And the nearby towns of Portage and Crown Point are considering it, too.
Wellman isn't just motivated by patriotism, though. A subsidiary of the company the lifelong entrepreneur works for offers a digital timing box that typically handles tasks like turning on streetlights automatically; in this new application he dreamed up, "you just set the ZIP code and the local time and add an MP3 file and let it rip," explains the company's VP of technology. But it might be a tough sell: Some people contend that playing "Taps" every day would lessen its power, while others say its somber mood could be a bit of a buzzkill. "We might want 'Taps' reserved for special occasions, like Memorial Day or Veterans Day, and not every night," said one Indianapolis tourism official
“So why do they do that?”
There’s an old AF saying “if it doesn’t move - paint it, if it moves, shot it and paint it”.
That’s why.
“at the dusk when the base flag is retired for the day.”
Usually about 2230hrs in the AF, iirc.
I could be wrong, but just seems that way. I’m sure some old army guy will come in and correct me.
Nice thought as a tribute to the fallen of all generations, but it’ll never happen.
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