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	'''Echo Taps''' is a tradition at American military schools, such as ], ], ] or ], and is played when a member or former member of a school's Corps of Cadets is killed in action.

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	At Norwich University, the ceremony is held on the Upper Parade Ground, where the Corps of Cadets forms up silently at 2245 (10:45) for tattoo, and then stand in silence until 2300 (11:00) when echo taps is played, at which time unit commanders will tacitly give the commands of attention and present arms. The Regimental Bugler stands either near the flagpole in front of Jackman Hall or on Jackman's balcony and plays the main tune of Taps. The echoing bugler will stand on the steps of Dewey Hall facing the Parade Ground and echo each series of notes. Following the playing of taps, the Corps of Cadets dismisses in silence.
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	At Texas A&M, Echo taps is held on the Quadrangle (the 12-dorm complex that is used mainly by the Corps) at 10:00 the night they find out.For the ceremony the Corps falls out and forms up along the length of the quad, a bugler is posted at the ] on the south end and another is at the arches on the north end, cadets salute and the bugler on the south end plays the first 3 notes of ] the bugler on the north end echoes, the bugler on the south end plays the next 3 notes and is echoed for the rest of the song. Cadets then return to their dorms.
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	At New Mexico Military Institute Echo Taps (Other wise know as silver taps) is played by three trumpets on a night designated by the alumni association. This ceremony is held in the Hagerman Barracks to remember all the alumni who had died of normal causes or KIA that year. This ceremony also includes the lighting and extinguishing of a candle for every alumni of the year. One bugler is posted at the North, East, and West side of the barracks and the candles at the south. After this early Taps, complete silence marks the rest of the night.

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