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Bagpipes

posted 8 years ago by pkryder-1
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Did the British soldiers REALLY have a guy playing the bagpipes as they landed on the coast of France, or is that just for comedic effect in this film ??

[–] Adler-99 8 years ago

For real. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1304597/Awesome-courage-Bill-Millin--D-Day-piper-Nazis-thought-mad.html

[–] nickm2 8 years ago

And for the longest time, I thought Bill Millin played himself in the movie...

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