Re: Veterans/Retired Military
A little about the tune: It was written by Trumpet player Nini Russo & Gugielmo Brezza in 1965. It reached #1 in Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Italy & Switzerland. In Australia, it was #1 for 19 weeks. Here in the US, it only got to #32 on the Easy Listening chart. Though it sounds a lot like "Taps" due to the extensive usage if the harmonics of the trumpet, it isn't. "Taps" was written during our Civil War by Union Brigadier General David Butterfield with the help of his Bugler, Oliver Norton at Harrison's Landiing, VA, July 1862. A bugle can only the harmonics, hence the familiar sound between the two compisitions. How do I know this? I was Bugler for the Nellis AFB Honor Guard, '70 - '72. And -- YES, she did a GREAT job of playing "Il Silenzio"!
Both of "my" planes are now retired too. While I was at Nellis, I worked on the F111 Simulator & later as a Civilian, I worked in the F117 program.
NM
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