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Thursday, August 30, 2012

Vietnam Veteran plays Taps for 1,000 funerals

Vietnam Veteran plays Taps for 1,000 funerals
MILFORD, Ohio (NBC)

Larry Dupree, a Vietnam veteran and volunteer bugler, recently played "Taps" at his 1,000th military funeral.

Dupress adds his own special touch to the services, announcing the name of the person being layed to rest before he plays.

"As I flew Medivac missions, I didn't know any of those soldiers' names. I was trying to save their lives and bring them back to aid and it's bothered me a little bit through the years I didn't know who they were," he explains.
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