Federal Cuts Threaten Taps Being Performed Live At L.I. Military Funerals

Shame on us for allowing it, and shame on Washington for even thinking up the idea.
This just cannot be tolerated.

When you go to a military funeral at Calverton National Cemetery or Pinelawn National Cemetery on Long Island, you expect to hear Taps performed live.

However, with federal funding being cut, they may have to switch to a recording as opposed to a live tribute.

It will be a sad day in America, if we accept a budget cut of such a meager sum for something that holds such a major impact for the friends and family of the fallen as well as those that served this country with honor, that we would allow, a fair well send off, with the likes of canned muzak.

A group of business owners, along with the American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale, have teamed up to set up a fund to keep Taps live.

“When you take away the human element and basically turn it into a recording what you’re doing is dehumanizing and taking away the last drop of respect this country can give its veterans,” said Jeff Clyman, president of the American Airpower Museum.

“I think the sacrifice of those who served, in the