Robert Allers stands at attention on the fort wall playing a bugle/ NPS, Volunteer Robert Allers

Fort Stanwix National Monument in upstate New York will mark the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day on November 11.

Beginning at 10:30 a.m., several speakers will discuss the history of the end of  World War I and the day that we now call “Veteran’s Day,” leading up to a playing of “Taps” at precisely 11 a.m. on the fort wall. Park volunteer Robert Allers will join buglers and trumpeters from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and other countries, all commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. Locations include WWI monuments, memorials, public squares, churches, and Veterans Day and Remembrance Day ceremonies. This special ceremony is sponsored by Taps for Veterans and 100 Nights of Taps Gettysburg.

Allers, a longtime volunteer, who will play “Taps” on an 19th Century trench bugle, will also read a journal entry from an ancestor who witnessed the original Armistice Day proceedings.

“If you think about it, we’re actually honoring four centuries of veterans,” said Allers. “I’m playing a 19th Century bugle, at an 18th Century fort in 2018, on the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. It’s an honor to be a part of something that big.”