Photo By Senior Airman Lauren Penney | Staff Sgt. Chase Muninger, customer service, 184th Comptroller Flight, serves as the...... read more read more
WICHITA, Kan. - Being a member of the 184th Intelligence Wing Honor Guard is great responsibility. Being the only bugler for the honor guard is even more of a privilege.
Staff Sgt. Chase Muninger, financial management technician with the 184th Comptroller Flight, has been an honor guard member since October 2011 and is the only bugler for the wing.
Muninger said, “To be the only bugler, I feel the heat of responsibility in a way different way. I feel sorrow when performing and have played for a friend’s funeral who passed who was part of the wing.”
Playing the bugle for the honor guard is a way for Muninger to share his passion of the bugle with members of the wing. In high school, Muninger was part of the band and jazz band. His senior year, Muninger received the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award, a trumpet ability award. He also plays the guitar and piano.
Muninger played the bugle for three funerals this past year and said it was an honor to play at funerals for the wing member and member’s family.
Staff Sgt. Maria Sargent, an information technology specialist with the 299th Network Operation Support Squadron and fellow honor guard member said, “Without Senior Airman Muninger we would have been forced to use an electronic bugle for those funerals. It means so much more to everyone when Senior Airman Muninger plays the bugle, especially because he plays from his heart.”
Even in unfavorable conditions, Muninger plays the bugle without hesitation.
“Senior Airman Muninger played the bugle in the cold when our fingers and toes were freezing and he was worried that his lips were too cold to be able to play well,” Sargent said. “However, the eerie and lovely sound of the bugle as it played those final notes on that freezing day touched and warmed the hearts of every person there.”
The respect that Muninger puts in every time he plays is a testament to how much his fellow wing members and their families mean to him.
“Although I am the only live bugler, I’m surrounded by a team of people that I know,” said Muninger. “They are phenomenal to work with and we have a high level of comaraderie. With that, I feel their support. They are very talented and have shown me everything I know as far as routine and steps. Without my teammates there is no team and I am honored to play bugle beside them.”
| Date Taken: | 04.03.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 05.02.2015 15:11 |
| Story ID: | 162063 |
| Location: | WICHITA, KANSAS, US |
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