Guy Taylor, 83, would end every day by going to his balcony on the Galveston strand and play 'Taps' on his bugle.
Taylor led a modest life, but inspired thousands with his passion and love for his country.
"I still get chill bumps and I do it 200, 300 times a year," Taylor told us when we interviewed him in April. He said that he would play until his final note.
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