Farewell, brave piper.

Farewell, brave piper. 15 years 4 days ago #1

Mock26 Topic Author Offline 6^th Level A greasy spot on the floor who rose to greatness! Posts: 964	Piper Bill Millin passes away at age 88. <br /><br />To sum up, he went ashore at D-Day carrying only a dirk and his bagpipes. And as the battle went on he marched up and down the beach playing his pipes. I find that impressive.
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Re: Farewell, brave piper. 15 years 4 days ago #2

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Re: Farewell, brave piper. 15 years 4 days ago #3

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Sounds like a real hero from a bygone day. I lost an uncle in Patton's assault on Anzio. Another uncle fought in a bloody battle in New Guinea, and another uncle was thrown in the brig for insulting an officer on Guam. He was a combat photographer and the officer took all his photos. Oh well.

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Re: Farewell, brave piper. 15 years 4 days ago #4

Cody Jones Offline 6^th Level The Game Wizards Posts: 472	Victorious in battlefield<br />Scotland the brave
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Re: Farewell, brave piper. 15 years 4 days ago #5

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Re: Farewell, brave piper. 15 years 3 days ago #6

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Re: Farewell, brave piper. 14 years 11 months ago #7

raptorov Offline 10^th Level Supporter Posts: 867	That really bums me out.<br />Seems odd that I remember seeing all the really old guys who were the WWI vets, and now I think only one is still with us. Now its the WWII guys who we are losing.<br />God Bless them. Wir sind Glücksritter Wir stürzen die Tyrannen
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Re: Farewell, brave piper. 14 years 11 months ago #8

Mock26 Topic Author Offline 6^th Level A greasy spot on the floor who rose to greatness! Posts: 964	<br />That really bums me out.<br />Seems odd that I remember seeing all the really old guys who were the WWI vets, and now I think only one is still with us. Now its the WWII guys who we are losing.<br />God Bless them.<br /> <br /><br />There are currently three surviving World War I vets alive.
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Re: Farewell, brave piper. 14 years 11 months ago #9

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God rest his brave soul. I hadn't heard of him but that is amazing. Today the enemy would target him but back then the world had more honor. Just like in WWII the red cross was not shot at but in Korea and from then on it was, is, a bullseye.

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Re: Farewell, brave piper. 14 years 11 months ago #10

Mock26 Topic Author Offline 6^th Level A greasy spot on the floor who rose to greatness! Posts: 964	<br />God rest his brave soul.<br /><br />I hadn't heard of him but that is amazing. Today the enemy would target him but back then the world had more honor. Just like in WWII the red cross was not shot at but in Korea and from then on it was, is, a bullseye.<br /> <br /><br />If you have ever seen the movie The Longest Day then you will have at least learned of him.
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Re: Farewell, brave piper. 14 years 11 months ago #11

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God rest his brave soul. I hadn't heard of him but that is amazing. Today the enemy would target him but back then the world had more honor. Just like in WWII the red cross was not shot at but in Korea and from then on it was, is, a bullseye. 
 If you have ever seen the movie The Longest Day then you will have at least learned of him.

I haven't seen but now I will make it a point too.

Striking from the shadows of my reality. If you want peace be prepared for war."The truth will set you free, but it'll make you miserable first." - I know who said it but his name would make some people mad and I would rather you think about the quote."Question with boldness the very existence of God, for surely He would rather honest questioning over blindfolded fear." - Thomas Jefferson

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