Taps Throughout America 2007

[sailordoc]

For anyone who may be interested, the Department of Veterans Affairs and Bugles Across America will be conducting Taps Throughout America on Armed Forces Day in May, 2007. One of the main reasons for the event is to alert people to the critical shortage of Buglers needed for funerals with Military Honors.

The project will attempt to have buglers play Taps at all National Cemeteries, State Veterans Cemeteries and VA medical facilities in areas distant from a National Cemetery. BAA needs Project Directors who will work with the VA's contact person to coordinate individual events. Visit the BAA website at http://www.buglesacrossamerica.org for more info.

I run the Military Salute Project at http://condocat.home.att.net and have volunteered to coordinate the event at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. We have started to post information about the project in our Military Salute Reference Forum at http://militarysalute.proboards45.co...board=national

Shortly after Labor Day, we're going to begin contacting Minnesota groups who might be interested in providing Buglers, Pipers, Color/Honor Guards, etc. I would very much appreciate it if everyone begins passing the word. If you are a bugler, a piper, or are a member of a Color/Honor Guard, please consider volunteering to participate in Taps Throughout America . Thank you!

Jeff Seeber (aka sailordoc)
condocat@att.net
On behalf of The Minnesota Platoon