Posted on 08/18/2010 10:26:36 AM PDT by MadMitch
A Scottish bagpiper who played men into battle during World War II has died in Devon.
Bill Millin, who was 88, played his comrades ashore on Sword Beach during the D-Day Normandy landings
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-11011884
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So THAT’s what that sound is for????
Tis the voice of God.
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Tis the voice of God.
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I thought that they went into battle to get away from the sound of the pipes.
Ping.
Oh, yeah, a great old standby.
I like bagpipe jokes, but I also like bagpipe music. (Although I play the harp myself.)
I love the Scottish bagpipes...
That’s why he stands behind them...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5rOrWiCZRo
His actions were included in the movie “The Longest Day”.
Scares the crap out of the enemy, what other use for it could there be?(
Damn. That’s brave.
The last thing German soldiers wanted to hear was that the guys wearing skirts who preferred an up close and personal fight using an axe over a gun were on their way.
Your damned right, considering the Germans were probably all trying to hit him to shut him up!(I'm Scot-Irish BTW and I love the pipes).
I bet he was mad as hell when they lined up for weapons and he was handed bagpipes.
Scottish troops are traditionally led into battle by their piper. I know for sure that happened as recently as Desert Storm (first hand reports) ....not sure about the latest wars.
I listened to the audio accompanying the story. What a moving story.
He led them ashore on D-Day and played himself in the Longest Day
God bless this brave man. The only other unarmed men on that whole beach were medics. RIP.
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