But in the U.S. Army the flag isn't lowered or raised without the bugle
call "To The Colors."
Retreat just signals the end of the official day and the start of
evening activities.
David H. Bailey
Michael Pilgrim wrote:
http://www.usscouts.org/mb/bugle_calls.html
"To the Colors" seems a little perky.
Perhaps it was "Retreat" (signaling the end of the official day)?
Hope you find it.
Mike Pilgrim
(at the end of his official day)
At 03:53 PM 2/22/2007 -0800, you wrote:
Among many repressible memories of my days at Ft. Ord, CA ... I can
remember that, at that post at least, stopping what ever training we
were doing at 1700, I believe, to face the direction of the nearest
American flag and listening to music while it was lowered. I can't
remember if it was a particular bugle call, or the National Anthem. I
know it was not Taps, 'cause that came later, just before lights out,
when I would always shout out, "The thinking lamp is now lit!" (not
popular with the platoon sgt.). I just recall it being a gentle,
calming experience after a long day of running up and down sand
hills, and inserting my bayonet into the rubber ribs of a dummy.
Anybody remember what said music was?
Dean M. Estabrook
http://deanestabrook.googlepages.com/home
Power embraces greed and abjurs justice
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