Hundreds gather aboard USS Yorktown for ‘Taps Across America’ Memorial Day tribute

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) — The sound of “Taps” echoed across Charleston Harbor Monday as hundreds gathered aboard the USS Yorktown at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum to honor fallen service members during “Taps Across America.”

The nationwide event invites musicians, veterans, students and community members across the country to perform the iconic 24-note bugle call simultaneously on Memorial Day.

For generations, “Taps” has been played at military funerals and memorial ceremonies to honor service members who died serving the United States…

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