Camp Alderkill Retirement and Museum Site

 

The Bugle  7am every morning but Sunday  and taps every evening at 9 p.m. We had buglers and the camp sound system down by the pool. The actual sounds of Reveille, Assembly, Colors, and Taps  see below:

List of buglers:                                                    Reveille:                       Reveille                                Taps
Tom Dean                                                        Assembly:
Mike Reeves                                                          colors:                        Colors
John Coppens                                                         Taps:
Phonograph recording on the PA system located under willow tree by the pool
 

Reveille was played to wake up the campers and you could hear the groans and moans.
Assembly was played to assemble the campers for flag raising and flag lowering.
Colors was played at flag raising followed by the "Pledge of Allegiance" see below*                                                                      
Retreat was played at flag lowering.
Tattoo was played five minutes before taps to ensure everyone was ready for lights out.
Taps was sounded and lights were to be put out and everyone was to be quiet  for sleep and ODs were posted on the Hill and down at the Bunkhouse.

 

 

" I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

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