Bunker Hill Monument + USS Constitution Will Participate in “Taps Across America” on Memorial Day

BOSTON–On Monday, May 27 at 3:00 p.m. ET, the National Parks of Boston, USS Constitution, and the USS Constitution Museum will commemorate Memorial Day by participating in “Taps Across America.” This national event honors our nation’s veterans and those who made the ultimate sacrifice for the United States of America.

At 3:00 p.m. in their respective locations and time zones, thousands of buglers from around the country play “Taps” to acknowledge those who have served in the United States Armed Forces. The sites include private ceremonies and public spaces. Observers are asked to remain silent during this time of remembrance.

It is the first time the National Parks of Boston is participating in this program. Taps for Veterans assisted the park in finding buglers to play “Taps” at the Bunker Hill Monument (at the Colonel William Prescott statue) and Charlestown Navy Yard (at the large flagpole at the base of Pier 1). Lisa Mula of Somerville, MA, a retired Massachusetts state trooper, will perform at the Bunker Hill Monument. John Vetere of Andover, MA, will play at the Charlestown Navy Yard. Vetere is the father of two active-duty service members, one in the U.S. Marine Corps and one in the U.S. Navy.

Park staff members will also lay wreaths on Memorial Day at the Bunker Hill Monument and Charlestown Navy Yard.

“The National Parks of Boston is proud to join ‘Taps Across America’ to honor our nation’s veterans this Memorial Day,” said National Parks of Boston Superintendent Michael Creasey. “We encourage the public to join us at the Bunker Hill Monument and Charlestown Navy Yard to pay tribute to those who have served and sacrificed for us all.”

National Parks of Boston sites, USS Constitution, and the USS Constitution Museum are open to the public on Memorial Day. Constitution and the Museum will also be hosting public programs to commemorate the day.