Nation ‘The hardest 24 notes to play’: Why ‘Taps’ is played to honor fallen heroes May 27, 2019May 27, 2019Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis StarComments Off on ‘The hardest 24 notes to play’: Why ‘Taps’ is played to honor fallen heroes “This is our way of saying, ‘thank you’ to the loved ones.” buglerBruce McKee said.