TIL that many bugle players at military funerals are simply hitting a button to play 'Taps' as there aren't enough proficient bugle players to go around.
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Bugles Across America reveals secret about military funerals
"I had no intention of playing the bugle, my intention was join the marine corps, be the best killer I can be"
This guys shitty fucking person. Found a loophole to be a mass murderer legally.
He aint mass murdering shit, probably sitting behind a desk somewhere
He said why he enlisted—basically as a kid—but also said his musical talent saved his life. He became a Marine musician and didn’t go into combat. Even 30-40 years later, he still carries his survivor’s guilt and has played Taps at thousands of funerals, in part, I imagine to “combat” that.
My dad had a student deferment, but his best friend enlisted right out of high school, and was killed in Vietnam shortly after Basic Training. Dad kept his friend’s letters and pictures his whole life and even in his 70s would cry easily when discussing it.