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Special ceremony for a special bugle call, the mournful taps

The Washington Post
Published: May 19, 2012

The buglers had come from across the country for the simple ceremony. For many, including Blair, it would be their first and perhaps only opportunity to sound the famous melody on Arlington’s hallowed ground.

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