RETRO FIND: Bugler played ‘Taps’ nightly to honor fallen soldiers

RETRO FIND: Bugler played ‘Taps’ nightly to honor fallen soldiers

The bugler said her song was a tribute to lives lost and a prayer of safety for those who remained.

RETRO FIND: Bugler played ‘Taps’ nightly to honor fallen soldiers

In 2002, Julie Neria, a volunteer bugler, donned her uniform every evening to perform “Taps” in her front yard as a tribute to American soldiers serving in the Iraq War. “It’s like my prayer to them for their safety and for any lives that we’ve lost that day,” Neria said. Neria, a member of Buglers for America, usually performed at veterans’ funerals. Her nightly tributes had a different, more personal significance. “This is a calling very clos…