Taps

The most solemn event. Dignified yet tragic.

Arlington is full of the dead from many noble missions, some ignoble.

When will we be able to decommission the buglers? When will we be free of the warmongers?




Sgt. 1st Class James MacKenzie plays "Taps" for Army Ranger Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe on April 10, 2003. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)