FORT HOOD, Texas - In the United States military, the sound of the bugle calls are unmistakable on forts, camps and installations around the world. In the morning, service members hear the sound of ...

After parking, several family members recently climbed out of a big sport utility vehicle for a trip to the commissary. They had taken no more than 10 steps toward the front door when the Fort Knox ...

“Taps” — not technically a song — requires less than a minute to play. The bugle call developed from military tradition that predates modern communication equipment, including radio. During the Civil ...

Starting Friday, the Carlisle Barracks will revive an Army tradition and sound additional bugle calls over the post loudspeaker system. The barracks said the bugle calls have signaled key times for ...

Each morning and evening on military posts, a bugle call, coinciding with the raising and lowering of the U.S. flag, can be heard. The songs — “Reveille” and “Retreat” — signify the start and end of ...

Fort Riley has begun to re-emphasize the time-honored military traditions of reveille and retreat, according to a news release. Consequently, procedures for accessing and leaving the post will be ...

My father-in-law, Richard J. Maher, recently passed away at the enviable age of 97. He was an enlisted radio operator for the Navy during World War II, serving his time in Puerto Rico. Upon going ...

President Donald Trump is embroiled in a long-running verbal spat with NFL players over their kneeling during the national anthem to protest social injustice toward African-Americans. He has taken ...