Lord Lovat"s "Mad Piper" Dead at 88

sharkbit · 08-22-10, 04:37 PM

http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/p...WS04/100829953

RIP

Oberon · 08-22-10, 04:44 PM

Oh blimey....and here was I just looking at bagpipe videos on youtube.

RIP Bill

God bless him, god bless all of them on that day.

EDIT: Bill's account of that day:
http://www.pegasusarchive.org/normandy/bill_millin.htm

Takeda Shingen · 08-22-10, 04:54 PM

We thank him for his service.

Castout · 08-22-10, 05:32 PM

88 years is a long life. RIP.

UnderseaLcpl · 08-22-10, 06:49 PM

Figures that the bravest, maddest, and loudest man on the beach would be a Scot

I don't even have a proper drink to commemorate the passing of an ancestral countryman. Excuse my while I run out and buy some Scottish whiskey.

bookworm_020 · 08-23-10, 01:37 AM

R.I.P.

Bilge_Rat · 08-23-10, 07:47 AM

RIP

I had read a story somehwere that the Germans did not shoot at him because they thought he was crazy...something about walking calmly in plain view calling attention to himself with the most awful noise ever produced by man...

Jimbuna · 08-23-10, 07:53 AM

RIP Bill

Jack Davidson · 08-23-10, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oberon

Oh wow!

I was just looking at this photo the other day.

R.I.P. Bill

08-22-10, 04:37 PM	#1
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	Lord Lovat"s "Mad Piper" Dead at 88 http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/p...WS04/100829953 RIP __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”

08-22-10, 05:32 PM	#4
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	88 years is a long life. RIP. __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/

08-22-10, 06:49 PM	#5
UnderseaLcpl Silent Hunter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Storming the beaches! Posts: 4,254 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Figures that the bravest, maddest, and loudest man on the beach would be a Scot I don't even have a proper drink to commemorate the passing of an ancestral countryman. Excuse my while I run out and buy some Scottish whiskey. __________________ I stole this sig from Task Force

08-23-10, 01:37 AM	#6
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	R.I.P. __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

08-23-10, 07:47 AM	#7
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,855 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	RIP I had read a story somehwere that the Germans did not shoot at him because they thought he was crazy...something about walking calmly in plain view calling attention to himself with the most awful noise ever produced by man... __________________

08-22-10, 04:44 PM	#2
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Oh blimey....and here was I just looking at bagpipe videos on youtube. RIP Bill God bless him, god bless all of them on that day. EDIT: Bill's account of that day: http://www.pegasusarchive.org/normandy/bill_millin.htm

08-22-10, 04:54 PM	#3
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	We thank him for his service.

08-23-10, 07:53 AM	#8
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	RIP Bill __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!