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June 06, 2004
Juno
Bagpipes played their eerie sound as the Royal Highland Regiment left the harbour in England. They played the pipes on the transports as they rocked up the shore. They bagpipes howled as the Black Watch hit Juno Beach. The bagpipes gave a simple message to the Germans defending Juno beach: we are crazy, we are coming, and you are going to die.
Cross-posted to The Shotgun.
And then... Being American in T.O. comments on D-Day, remembrance and the sad state of the Canadian military.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at June 6, 2004 12:58 PM
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