At Disneyland, the trumpet players play "Retreat" after the color guard takes the rope from the pole, then the band plays the National Anthem while the flag is lowered. I believe this is consistent with Military protocol.
Brian > 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 _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
