Lake Sinclair participates in ‘Taps Across America’

  • People arrive by land and by lake to listen to Ret. Col. Larry McClendon play “Taps” May 29 at Lake Sinclair. GREENBERRY MOORE/Staff
    People arrive by land and by lake to listen to Ret. Col. Larry McClendon play “Taps” May 29 at Lake Sinclair. GREENBERRY MOORE/Staff
  • Pictured are the event organizers, Julian Hood (left) and Larry Edwards (right) with Ret. Col. Larry McLendon (center). GREENBERRY MOORE/Staff
    Pictured are the event organizers, Julian Hood (left) and Larry Edwards (right) with Ret. Col. Larry McLendon (center). GREENBERRY MOORE/Staff
  • Hundreds of people attended the “Taps Across America” event Monday at Lake Sinclair. GREENBERRY MOORE/Staff
    Hundreds of people attended the “Taps Across America” event Monday at Lake Sinclair. GREENBERRY MOORE/Staff

    A lot of folks frequent Duke’s Dawghouse, some by car or truck, some by boat.

    This past Monday afternoon, the parking lot was full, and an estimated 30-40 boats either docked at or floating in the small cove in front of the tavern on Sinclair Marina Road to observe the annual Memorial Day’s Taps Across America.

    The idea that has become an annual tradition originated in 2020 with CBS’s Steve Hartman …