Monthly Archives: May 2019

            I well remember the solemn, haunting melody of “Taps” at the conclusion of my father, Captain Artemus E. Ward’s graveside service at the Fort Rosecrans Military Cemetery in Point Loma (San Diego), where he is now buried.  He served in the United States Army during World War Two in North Africa, France, and Germany.  The American flag that was draped over his casket was reverently folded and presented to my mother “on behalf of a grateful nation.”  It is…..

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