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Focus on our Bands: Did you know that there are words to The Last Post? (See below for the lyrics) Bugle calls were used in the time before watches and clocks as a means of regulating activities in a military camp. There were calls for meals; calls for parade; mail call; calls for waking up and going to bed; and so on. The First Post and Last Post are bugle calls originally played at 2130 (9:30pm) and 2200 (10:00pm) respectively. It was during this time that the first sentry post of the camp was

34K views · 2.8K reactions | MILITARY MUSIC TRADITIONS | The bugle call "Tattoo" signals that all lights are to be extinguished and all loud noises and talking are to stop one hour after the call is sounded. This bugle call dates back to the 17th century, and was used to summon troops back to their garrison for the nightly roll call. Here, the call was sounded by Technical Sgt. Mike Brest as part of the most recent Air Force Birthday Tattoo. | The United States Air Force Band | Facebook