The trumpet player's final goodbye
by editors@theworld.org (Emily Johnson ) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6XHYN)
Yaroslav Simkiv has played the trumpet for over 50 years and is a recognizable figure in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. Several times a day, he plays his instrument from the towering mayoral building in Lviv's main square to announce the time of day. But these days, Simkiv has taken on a more serious role, bidding a musical farewell to Ukraine's fallen soldiers. From Lviv, Emily Johnson reports.