re: Went to a funeral yesterday where mlilitary honors were rendered

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use the speaker because the casualty affairs office doesn't want Taps messed up. The "Bugler" can be any MOS. So you can have anything from a Infantryman to a Medic playing it.

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I'd imagine this is true.

Although the trumpet player in me says its lazy because taps is literally one of the easiest things you can play on a horn. It's probably hard to find people that play, play well, and can do it consistently in a very somber situation.