Menard’s funeral concluded with military honors, including a three-gun salute and the playing of taps. A procession followed to St. Anne’s Cemetery, where he was laid to rest.

A 90-year-old Lamar County veteran has spent the last two decades honoring fellow veterans in a very special way.

The 36-year-old, one of four who died in a Midtown Manhattan mass shooting, left behind a pregnant wife and two young boys.

Taps Lyrics brings silence and honor to final goodbyes. Here are the words that carry meaning during military farewells.

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Islam was killed in a mass shooting on Monday, July 28, in a Manhattan skyscraper where he was working paid security detail.

When U.S. Air Force trumpeter Senior Master Sgt. Matthew Misener, dressed in a replica World War I wool soldier’s uniform, played the solemn notes from “Taps” on Wednesday, he marked the 1 ...

Unfortunately, not all funeral details were like that. I remember another service, where one of the two adult children kept a distance from everyone else.