Silver Taps
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Silver Taps is a solemn Texas A&M University tradition honoring deceased students with a nighttime campus ceremony featuring a bugle call and silent remembrance.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Texas A&M University tradition
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memorial ceremony → |
| affiliation |
Texas A&M University
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| associatedWith |
Aggie Spirit
→
Aggie traditions → |
| audience |
Texas A&M student body
→
faculty and staff → families of the deceased → |
| category |
American collegiate traditions
→
university student memorial → |
| characteristic |
held on campus
→
nighttime ceremony → solemn → |
| country |
United States
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| frequency |
held as needed during academic year
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| honors |
currently enrolled students who have died
→
deceased Texas A&M students → |
| includes |
bugle call
→
firing of rifle volleys → moment of silence → playing of “Silver Taps” bugle piece → |
| language |
English
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| location |
College Station, Texas
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| notableFeature |
buglers play from the top of the Academic Building
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campus lights dimmed during ceremony → students maintain silence during ceremony → |
| observedAt |
Academic Plaza
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| precededBy |
campus notifications of student deaths
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| purpose |
honoring the memory of Aggies who have died
→
remembrance of deceased students → |
| religiousAffiliation |
non-denominational
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| symbolizes |
respect for the dead
→
unity of the Aggie community → |
| timeOfDay |
night
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| traditionOf |
Texas A&M Aggies
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| typicalStartTime |
10:30 p.m.
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Aggie Muster
→
Muster → |
relatedTo |
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Texas A&M Corps of Cadets
→
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associatedWith |
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Texas A&M Alumni Network
→
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associatedWithTradition |
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Aggie Spirit
→
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expressedThrough |