Bagpipes in the Longest Day
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@FLCLCBSC Im sorry I come from a Gaelic speaking area.
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@IrishHitman79 Lets see... *fought, *million...ahh screw it.
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always a scouser and a jock lol
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@MrCagivaman Canadians, Americans and soldiers from Great Kingdom all disembarked in the D-Day, the point is that people pay more attention to what happened in Omaha Beach (one place designated for American troops) because it was the place more defended than the rest, I'm sure there were Irish people fighting that day, but maybe not in that beach.
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@MrCagivaman The 2nd and 3rd Irish Guards took part in the invasion IIRC.
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Yes... the Piper was a Canadian....!
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@PrairieMcFox The Bag pipes are a celtic thing and there origins are from the Romans. The pipes are played in Ireland for as long as ye Scots have been playing them the "uilleann pipes " for 100 of years. And more people from the south of Ireland faught in ww2 than the north not with just the British armed forces. And like he said it takes an Irishman to play the pipes more so in battle.
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@MrCagivaman, in the Irish Guards
what a beautitul Sound among the war....
SergeantPaenzer 9 months ago 19
@MrCagivaman Fighting the Germans you prick learn your history. 70,000 Irishmen faught for the Brits in (ww2) and thats from the ROI and we did have to being neutal. Not to mention those Irish Americans and Irishmen fighting for the US (the 69th) Infantry reg thousands of them to. Not to mention (16th Irish) and (Ulster Irish 36th) where amont the First over the top in the somme suffering huge causilties. For a nation of only 4 MILLON id say we pulled more than our share some some respect...
IrishHitman79 4 weeks ago 12