At 84, his 'Taps' salute is 'final goodbye' at Washington Crossing National Cemetery

At 84, his 'Taps' salute is 'final goodbye' at Washington Crossing National Cemetery

The first veteran to be buried on a cloudless day at Washington Crossing National Cemetery was Alan Clark. Jim McDevitt, 84, in uniform, readied his bugle, a polished silver-toned instrument, a replica of the type used for military funerals in World War I. He’d head to the columbarium, where Alan Clark would be interred. Clark’s was the first of seven burials that Wednesday at which McDevitt would sound “Taps.” The cemetery was quiet. The sun wa…