The Fayette Citizen-Opinion Page
Friday, December 10, 1999
The story behind the mournful 'Taps': A father discovers his son on the battlefield
By DAVID EPPS
Pastor

As a young Marine, I participated in a number of military funerals as a member of an honor guard assigned to such duties. Some of the funerals were for retired Marines, some for those killed in Vietnam, and others for those who had been killed in automobile wrecks or had died of diseases. All were impressive but terribly sad.

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