Bill Millin, Lord Lovat's piper passes.


History | 209333 hits | Aug 19 9:51 pm | Posted by: SprCForr
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The courageous piper who played his comrades ashore during the D-Day landings has died aged 88. Bill Millin was ordered to keep playing his bagpipes to boost morale as fellow soldiers were killed around him. His actions were later immortalised in the film

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  1. by avatar SprCForr Gold Member
    Fri Aug 20, 2010 4:55 am
    RiP Piper Millin.

    Immortalized in The Longest Day when 1 Cdo Bde links up with Maj Howard at Pegasus Bridge:



    Millin?

    Sir! Black Bear, sir"

    /shit something got in my eye...

  2. by avatar Gunnair Gold Member
    Fri Aug 20, 2010 5:18 am
    gus am bris an là agus an teich na sgailean

  3. by avatar martin14
    Fri Aug 20, 2010 5:29 am
    Thank you Bill Millin.

    You will be missed.

    I have been to Pegasus Bridge, it is great the French have not forgotten the things that happened there.

  4. by avatar GreenTiger
    Fri Aug 20, 2010 11:46 am
    Brave Man. RIP

  5. by avatar QBC
    Fri Aug 20, 2010 1:10 pm
    Slowly but surely they are all passing away......

    RIP Bill Millin and thank you.

  6. by avatar gonavy47
    Fri Aug 20, 2010 1:25 pm
    RIP Piper Millin. May you be greeted by your brothers, lost so long ago.

  7. by avatar DrCaleb
    Fri Aug 20, 2010 3:27 pm
    I recall the nod they gave him at the 60th anniversary of D-Day. A Lancaster flying overhead, and a piper on every hill in the background. I still have goosebumps.

    RIP Piper Millin.

  8. by Choban
    Fri Aug 20, 2010 5:49 pm
    RIP

  9. by Lemmy
    Sat Aug 21, 2010 9:33 pm
    RIP




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