The Richfield Times got punk'd

[zbdent]

The Richfield (Ohio) Times got taken in.

They had an article about the Veterans Memorial unveiling, and, as a side story, printed "The Touching Story of Taps". Touching, indeed, but bogus.

Here's the (trusty old) snopes article debunking the myth:

http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/taps.htm

Remember, also, this is the monthly publication which printed the juvenile attempt at erotic fiction, er, the write-up about Bush visiting Richfield in 2002.

Here's the link to the current issue of The Richfield Times. The debunked article appears on page 5.

http://scriptype.com/R0905/RFC.html

I have notified the Richfield Times, minus the reference to the oral copulation of W.