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    Kilted officer in WWII

    Here's a link to good article about a kilted officer in WWII who worked with the French Resistance after D-Day. He would wear his kilt in plain view, just to buck up the spirits of the French and let them know that they were not alone.

    It just goes to show that a man in a kilt is man indeed!


    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-soldiers.html
    Jimbo

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    inspiring. thank you much.

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    Outstanding--thanks for the link!
    "Before two notes of the theme were played, Colin knew it was Patrick Mor MacCrimmon's 'Lament for the Children'...Sad seven times--ah, Patrick MacCrimmon of the seven dead sons....'It's a hard tune, that', said old Angus. Hard on the piper; hard on them all; hard on the world." Butcher's Broom, by Neil Gunn, 1994 Walker & Co, NY, p. 397-8.

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    Great article. Can't wait for the movie.

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    Quote Originally Posted by T-Bone View Post
    Great article. Can't wait for the movie.
    Wow, what a story. Wish they would have included a picture of him kilted.

    "In his Cameron Highlanders’ tartan, with a Sten gun in his hand, explosives in his pockets and a skean dhu — the traditional Scottish dagger — tucked into his sock, his flamboyance made him a legend in this rugged area of rural France."

    Might have to pick up this autobiography, and a movie sounds like it would definately be good too.
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    Just ordered the book on amazon for $25.00 with the shipping.

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    Outstanding, makes me want to get the autobiography.

    With the lead sentence Hero in a Kilt, one would think that the photograph would be one of him kilted.
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    Excellent story and inspiring.

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    Incredible story, thanks for the link!
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    Great story..thanks. I am going to try and find the book.

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