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no_hypocrisy

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5. My friend is a professonal trumpeter. One of the hardest experiences for him

Reply to FourScore (Original post)

Mon May 28, 2012, 07:15 AM

May 2012

was playing "Taps" at his brother's gravesite at the funeral. (The military sent a representative who not only didn't play the trumpet, but brought a tape machine with "Taps" on it.)

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My son had a simple trumpet lesson, and learned the power of music. [View all] FourScore May 2012 OP

Very beautiful indeed! I hope before to long we don't have wars that kill our people, and teddy51 May 2012 #1

What a beautiful story proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #2

I played trumpet in school and college, TexasTowelie May 2012 #3

You can play it on the open strings of a guitar, too rocktivity May 2012 #4

I'll get my husband to play it for me. FourScore May 2012 #11

My friend is a professonal trumpeter. One of the hardest experiences for him no_hypocrisy May 2012 #5

They sent someone with a tape? YellowRubberDuckie May 2012 #6

Think of a military Milli Vanilli with Dress Blues in place, trumpet to the lips, posing no_hypocrisy May 2012 #7

Stunningly tacky. n/t FourScore May 2012 #8

It's a measure of how much they REALLY value us Mairead May 2012 #13

I think I read somewhere where the military doesn't have enough KatyaR May 2012 #9

Even a recording of Taps is better than this rocktivity May 2012 #10

Exactly. n/t FourScore May 2012 #12

Echo Taps is beautiful. That is what you described. Manifestor_of_Light May 2012 #14

We live in a very rural area Worried senior May 2012 #15

He's right. Taps is sad and beautiful. progressoid May 2012 #16