tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7571852488083113089.post8795046740113330235..comments2023-03-21T01:57:20.608-07:00Comments on War, Peace, Tolerance and Our Soldiers: The History (?) of Taps, Memories, and My Uncle BobCarolyn Howard-Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15041591136206289558noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7571852488083113089.post-77934690790318845252009-08-11T09:15:57.078-07:002009-08-11T09:15:57.078-07:00Here is another version of the history of Taps, al...Here is another version of the history of Taps, also known as Butterfield's Lullaby:<br /><br />http://www.west-point.org/taps/Taps.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7571852488083113089.post-59188195075777384612009-07-07T14:26:47.001-07:002009-07-07T14:26:47.001-07:00Nice story, but Taps originated in France, Napoleo...Nice story, but Taps originated in France, Napoleon's army. It was played in the evening as a way of summoning the troops back to camp from surrounding villages, brothels, taverns, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7571852488083113089.post-69746505201570460362009-05-26T10:13:52.212-07:002009-05-26T10:13:52.212-07:00Carolyn...thanks for sharing this information on T...Carolyn...thanks for sharing this information on Taps. One I'm printing out to share with my children. Thank you.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />Donna McDine<br />www.donna-mcdine.blogspot.comDonna McDinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00959673932828354020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7571852488083113089.post-47560583853810101452009-05-02T14:35:00.000-07:002009-05-02T14:35:00.000-07:00I am adding this at the request of Vet Mullins:
I...I am adding this at the request of Vet Mullins:<br /><br />I forgot and when I wanted to post a comment was reminded that I forgot my google password, among many, when I lost my hard drive a few weeks ago. This is what I wanted to write. <br /><br /> <br /><br />Thank you Carolyn. I have heard different versions of the origins of Taps but for me this is the most touching. You are right about the impact of Taps. Everytime I hear it echo across a cemetery I feel that all the souls there feel it too, not just the person or persons for whom it is intended. It is as though they are being told that another special person is joining them in the hereafter, but that the new spirit is one who served a greater purpose and should be met with love as he or she enters. I am a romantic, if politically cynical man, but I feel the tingles and tears of this music. I have played it myself and hoped I could do it justice. In a few days we will celebrate Memorial Day. It is the music of the day then, and reaches more people's hearts...I hope.Carolyn Howard-Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041591136206289558noreply@blogger.com