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'All Is Well': Military Bugler Oversees Decades Of Funerals

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Connecticut Army National Guard Military Funeral Honors Team carry the casket of Army Sgt. Steven J. DeLuzio during funeral services in Glastonbury, Conn., Monday, Aug. 30, 2010.  (AP)
Connecticut Army National Guard Military Funeral Honors Team carry the casket of Army Sgt. Steven J. DeLuzio during funeral services in Glastonbury, Conn., Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. (AP)

Hyannis resident Al Madden has a passion for playing Taps.

Madden began performing that mournful piece of music as a young boy in 1924 and he's been playing it at military funerals across the country ever since. He estimates he's played Taps close to 4,000 times. Now, at age 92, he reflects on those many decades of military funerals.

Guest:

  • Al Madden, 92-year-old bugler

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