July 22, 2015 By Canmore Highland Games

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Thrill to the sounds of the pipes in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains.

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Ian Moran

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I have always been interested in the story of the D-Day Piper, Bill Millin. Under the command of Simon Fraser (Lord Lovat), Bill was one of the first commandos to land in Normandy. Without a rifle, carrying only his bagpipes, Bill piped on Sword beach wearing his father's World War I kilt. While there are some great articles out there and a few videos, there is very little that provided the details to the story. After digging into interviews with veterans, reading dozens of books and a little help from Bill’s son John, I pulled together what I hope is an interesting story as seen through the eyes of those who were witness to the legendary feats of bravery.

“We were pinned down on the beach, many of our comrades dead or dying,” recalled Private René Rossey of No. 4 Commando, “but when Lovat’s piper walked up and down the beach, piping his lungs out, the Germans seemed stunned, as if they’d seen a ghost. They briefly stopped firing and we made it to the barbed wire at the top of the beach.”

The book is available on Amazon in hard copy, as well as Barnes & Noble, iTunes, Kobo and Kindle in soft copy.

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The Lone Piper: The Story of Bill Millin, Lord Lovat's D-Day Piper

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On June 6, 1944, Brigadier Lovat led the British Commandos ashore at Sword beach on the coast of Normandy. Accompanying him, was his Personal Piper, Private Bill Millin. Without a rifle, carrying only his bagpipes, Bill marched into war wearing his father's World War I kilt.Brigadier Lovat was Lo...

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Happy St Andrew’s Day. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿A day to celebrate being Scottish. Have a great day folks #StAndrewsDay ...

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What Scots words do you say the most? ...

Poll lists top 10 Scots words

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"Glaikit", "scunnered" and "shoogle" loses out to a word commonly used to describe the Scottish weather.