So somebody handed me a bugle and told me to learn to play a few notes on it. (Why? It’s a long story) I already had some appreciation for musicians, having impersonated one years ago. This was when I ...

Even in the din of the chattering crowd present at the Wagah Border, the bugle’s sound is easily identifiable when the Pakistani flag is unfurled. Bugle players say that it is not just any melody but ...

TERRY TUCKER’S mention of Army buglers (HAS, June 20) stirred memories of my National Service in 1950. During Army training at Queen Elizabeth Barracks Infantry Depot, in Strensall, the Sergeant Major ...