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A veteran from America is using music to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. This Memorial Day. It's all part of what's called taps across America News Twelve's photojournalist, Andrew Ryan brings us the story. It's a privilege. People get emotionally involved with musical instruments. They really do. People say you can't fall in love with an inanimate object. Yeah. Well, tell me somebody who's been playing a guitar for 40 years and suddenly it plays like butter story goes back to 2020. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which as you know, hit us all like that Memorial Day is gonna be a total loss. We're not gonna be able to gather to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. At that point. I did some research and we had taps across America. The whole idea behind it was an inclusive type of thing to play taps three o'clock local time on Memorial Day Place of the musician's choice, local park, local cemetery, front lawn. I gave him a commitment immediately. There's a deep satisfaction in giving. There is a deep satisfaction in volunteering to be able to volunteer and give back, doing something that you love to do. It's not just an opportunity, in my opinion, it's a privilege and I will never feel any different about it. Beautiful rendition on his guitar right there. If you're interested in learning more about Cleme or taps across America, we have an extended version of this story on our website News twelve.com.

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A US Air Force veteran from Merrick is using music to honor the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice. Frank Cleme is part of what's called taps across America. It's a nationwide effort on Memorial Day that encourages musicians to sound taps at the same time to send a salute to our fallen heroes. Cmi has been taking part for the past five years. Taps across America gives me the opportunity and thousands of others to really give back in a way that's tangible and cool while Chillemi served in the Vietnam War from 1966 to 1970 he's been a guitarist for more than 35 years. He tells us why taps across America is close to his heart and you'll see that story tonight at 10 p.m.

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The work by U.S. Air Force veteran Frank Chillemi was all part of "Taps Across America."

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Veteran from Merrick uses music to honor the fallen on Memorial Day

The work by U.S. Air Force veteran Frank Chillemi was all part of "Taps Across America."

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