UPDATE: 1st Sgt. Dwayne Farr

[Jimmy Carbomb]

Well, here's the poop on the overall situation status-wise. This article comes from the Detroit Free Press.
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Detroit's bagpipe-playing, kilt-sporting Marine 1st Sgt. Dwayne Farr has become something of a minor celebrity these days.

Since news reports published around the world featured the leatherneck from the city's east side wearing a kilt and wailing the Marine Corps Hymn on his bagpipes for battle-weary troops in Fallujah, Iraq, the calls from the media and private citizens have not stopped.

He even has his own spokeswoman assigned to handle the inquiries.

Many of the callers want to honor Farr's wish for a desert-camouflage kilt to replace the red, blue and green plaid one he wore on the field.

Boy, did he get his wish.

So far, the career military man has received five kilts -- including a tri-color camouflage one sent by the Detroit Free Press -- and a sixth is on its way.

In an e-mail from the front, Farr, 38, said he was surprised by the reaction his story generated. He said he took the bagpipes to Iraq at the request of his commanders.

"From the battlefields of Iraq, out of the blue, I have brought attention to our Corps. It is good attention," he wrote.

He said he has received two brown-camouflage kilts, the tri-color kilt sent by the Free Press and two marine desert-pattern kilts. Among others, the kilts were sent by a TV station in Philadelphia, a private citizen in Idaho and a Baltimore charity made up of people of Scottish heritage.

He wrote that he tried out one of the kilts and walked by several Marines. "They were totally motivated by the sight," he said.

Gunnery Sgt. Kristine Scarber, the Marine Corps spokeswoman who handles inquiries related to Farr, said he has been phenomenal in keeping up the morale of the troops.

"These Marines are in the heat of battle," she said. "They need to stay motivated. If what it takes is your 1st sergeant walking around in a kilt, playing the Marine Corp Hymn, then that's what it takes."

Like Farr, his wife and sons in California were taken aback by all the attention.

"It's amazing how that blew up," said his wife, Roxanne. "He received lots of e-mails."

Roxanne Farr said she has only spoken to her husband a handful of times over the last two months , but she knows he's still playing the bagpipes for his fellow Marines.

Right now though, she and the couple's two sons are looking forward to Farr's return after his 6-month absence. Farr is expected to leave Iraq this month -- bagpipes, kilts and all.

"It's going to be really nice to have him home," she said.

Contact MARISOL BELLO at 313-222-6678 or bello@freepress.com

[Colin]

Thanks for the update Jimmy. It's great to see people stepping up to the plate for those serving their country. Good job to USA kilts for being one of the first to get a kilt out to 1st Sgt. Dwayne Farr.

[GMan]

Wow what a great story!! Thanks for the update Jimmy!

[bubba]

Just shows no matter how we feel about the war we still love our guys in the front lines. May they return home safely and God bless em.

[Rufus]

He said he has received two brown-camouflage kilts, the tri-color kilt sent by the Free Press and two marine desert-pattern kilts. Among others, the kilts were sent by a TV station in Philadelphia, a private citizen in Idaho and a Baltimore charity made up of people of Scottish heritage.

Hey Elijah, did King Kilts send him one too? I know it wasn't me that sent him the kilt. I'm selfish, and would rather send myself one.

[Donnie]

HUAAA

[Xcop]

Excellent, thanks Jimmy.
I knew that he would receive at least one kilt. When the story first appeared (my pre-X days) I sent it off to numerous kilt makers that I knew of, several of whom responded that they wrer sending him a kilt.

David

[highlandtide]

Dont forget that we have continued coverage of him in our news section!

http://www.kiltinaction.com/sgt_farr.php

[Miah]

Ooh Rah.
Good to see that he is well and will be coming home to his family soon.

[Dave]

I'd like to add one clarification to the article on the site. Utilikilts did not send 1stSgt Farr a kilt. They intentionally avoided using it as a PR stunt. The UK that 1stSgt Farr received was a gift provided by a large group from the membership of the Yahoo Utilikilts group, and due to a great degree to the efforts of a few who went to the trouble to contact the 1stSgt, get appropriate sizing, acquire MARPAT material, and get a custom Survival kilt made.

As far as I know, our Survival was the only kilt actually made in the 1stSgt's size, which is why it is the only one he is seen wearing in any pictures.