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#NotesOfRemembrance: "Taps" Across the National Mall Honoring Memorial Day

  • Trust for the National Mall 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Suite 370 Washington, DC, 20004 United States (map)

This Memorial Day, Monday, May 27th at 5:00 PM, musicians across 11 sites on the National Mall and surrounding areas will play a coordinated bugle performance of "Taps" at the following locations

African American Civil War Memorial
American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial
D.C. War Memorial 
Desert Shield and Desert Storm Memorial
(future site, directly north of the Lincoln Memorial, West of 23rd St.)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Global War on Terrorism Memorial
(future site, directly north of the Lincoln Memorial, East of 23rd St.)
Korean War Veterans Memorial
US Navy Memorial
Vietnam Veterans Memorial 
World War I Memorial
World War II Memorial

"Taps" is a bugle song of remembrance for servicemembers traditionally played by the U.S. Armed Forces. The notes of Taps will echo throughout the National Mall at existing veterans and war memorials and at future memorial sites on and around the National Mall. #NotesOfRemembrance is coordinated by the Trust for the National Mall and the National Park Service, supported by The Doughboy Foundation, and in conjunction with our partners at sites across the National Mall.

No registration is required to attend, and visitors will be invited to pause for reflection.

Please be advised that filming and photography will be occurring at this event site, and that the resulting assets may be used for archival or promotional purposes.