He said this is the best way he can honor those who have lost their lives.

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knew at 11. Tonight, a Vietnam veteran on the central coast is honoring thousands of lives lost to the Corona virus, and he's doing it through music action. News reporter Christopher Salis shows us the new tradition happens at sunset. In one Watsonville neighborhood day is done, the gone the sun on. And in this neighborhood, that means you'll hear the trumpet. A former Vietnam Navy musician, Bob Mangles. That's one thing I can do to give back. Giving Bank is in Bob's nature. Since we've had this shelters in place, I didn't really know what to do with myself. I tried volunteering at a food bank and they said I was too old to go back home. I'm healthy, happy, and I'm capable. So what I do each night as the sun sets, bomb plays taps honoring those who lost their lives that day to Kobe, 19 for his neighbors, a chance for just a minute to step safely outside people in the rest homes in places where they can. The homeless sick people can take care of themselves. It breaks my heart, can't find too much good, so that to me that I couldn't miss it every night nearly 160 year old song with just 24 notes and a simple melody played in this Watsonville neighborhood to honor those who lost their lives to an invisible enemy. I was used as an instrument of war back in Vietnam, and now I can be an instrument for peace. Give somebody a little peace of mind after some of their levels. It's just a way of honoring life and spirit of those people, something I could do. Bob is a member of the nonprofit group Bugles Across America. They travel the country to play taps at the funerals of fallen soldiers.

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A Vietnam veteran in California is honoring the thousands of lives lost to the coronavirus through music."What I do is I come out here at sunset every night and play taps for those who have passed away that day," former Navy musician Bob Mangels said with his trumpet in hand. "It's one thing I can do to give back."Mangels said he spent more than a year in Vietnam and the band would, "drive around and play concerts. And the guys called me target because of my sousaphone."Mangels said he was looking for ways to volunteer since the pandemic began."I tried volunteering at the food bank and they said I was too old," Mangels said. "I'm healthy, I'm happy and I'm capable. This is what I do."Mangels has been playing brass instruments for 60 years and he'll continue to play the nearly 160-year-old song with just 24 notes and a simple melody for as long as the pandemic continues to take people's lives."I was used as an instrument of war back in Vietnam, and now I can be an instrument for peace," he said. "Give somebody a little peace of mind after some of their loved ones have passed on. It's just a way of honoring the life and spirit of those people. It's something I can do."Mangels is a member of the non-profit group Bugles Across America. They travel the country to play taps at the funerals of fallen soldiers. You can visit their website here.