This Washington state man has just about dedicated his life to doing one thing at the absolute best of his ability: play taps when the sun sets on the Puget Sound — every single day — in honor of the troops serving the United States of America.

Listen to his impassioned trumpet playing and learn what inspired him to take on a commitment that has both dazzled his neighbors and given him 15 minutes of good ol’ patriotic fame.

Meet 78-year-old retired aerospace engineer Don Briton of Tacoma, Washington. And his 24 beautiful notes that “put him in another zone”.