MEMORIAL DAY 2003-#6--Final--"Fall's The Night"

Arlington National Cemetery | 1862 | Dan Butterfield

[redrock]

"Taps"

Composed By Major General Daniel Butterfield
Army of the Potomac, Civil War

"Fading light dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky, gleaming bright.
From afar drawing nigh -- Falls the night.

"Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, from the hills, from the sky.
All is well, safely rest, God is nigh.

"Then good night, peaceful night,
Till the light of the dawn shineth bright,
God is near, do not fear -- Friend, good night."

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"TAPS is the most beautiful bugle call. Played slowly and softly, it has a smooth, tender and touching character. The bugle call was written during the Peninsula Campaign of the Civil War by General Butterfield, with an assist from his bugler, Oliver W. Norton, in 1862.

"TAPS" went on from its origin as an alternative to "Lights Out" to become not only a signal that day was done, but also to say good-bye to a fallen comrade.

"TAPS" is customarily played at funerals at Arlington national Cemetery as well as at ceremonies at the Tomb of the Unknowns there.

Its composer is buried in the Post Cemetery at the United States Military Academy at West Point (even though he did not graduate from the Academy).

[redrock]

Thank You.

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[redrock]

Thank You.

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[redrock]

Thank You.

Lights Out.....

redrock

[Brad’s Gramma]

Thank you redrock, for everything. Pray for our President, our country, our military, our families.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you, redrock! Hugs!

[SAMWolf]

Thanks for the series of Memorial Day Threads Redrock.

[Grampa Dave]

Great job and good night!

Every Sunday we pray for all active duty service members at our church. This Sunday, our priest added a prayer for all veterans in all wars and those who gave the ultimate sacrifices.

When I took my flag down for the day, I did a rerun of what our priest had noted.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

Lights Out:


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GARRY OWEN, Sir

[ppaul]

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U.S. Memorial Day, May 30

"Changing the date merely to create three-day weekends has undermined the very meaning of the day.
No doubt, this has contributed greatly to the general public's nonchalant observance of Memorial Day."

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In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies grow
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

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[MeekOneGOP]

Thanks for posting this.

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[Molly Pitcher]

It was played beautifully yesterday at Arlington. Butterfield was inspired when he composed it.

[jellybean]

21 gun Salute

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Let's try to make every day, in a small way, a Memorial Day.

[blackie]

I always get a lump in my throat when Taps is played.

[VOA]

A day late...oh well, at least I'm consistent...

[Victoria Delsoul]

Thanks redrock.

[Heinz 57]

Thanks redrock

[Molly Pitcher]

Thank you redrock. How many years have you done this? 2000 is the first that I remember....

[redrock]

4 years running.....

Hopefully I won't wear out my welcome at FR...and can do them for a while longer.

I appreciate your help in this.

Thanks.....

redrock