The Washington Times, June 1st, 2004
Byline: Frank Petrignani, THE WASHINGTON TIMES For nearly two decades, Air Force Master Sgt. Jari Villanueva has used the sound of taps to help the grieving find closure in the deaths of their loved ones. "Sounding taps at a funeral is one of the hardest emotional things a bugler can do," Sgt. Villanueva said. "A lot of times, buglers will stand far enough away so that they don't become emotionally attached to every funeral that they go to. After all, everyone is human." Sgt. Villanueva, 48, is one of the many, yet dwindling number of buglers who play taps at military funerals. More buglers...
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