ecam8000 Member Joined May 22, 2009 Messages 264 Reaction score 7 Location Colorado May 30, 2009 #1 MY dad was a lifer, and I never asked him this. What is the connection with the Bagpipes and the Corps? He had a album of the Marine bagpipers?!?
MY dad was a lifer, and I never asked him this. What is the connection with the Bagpipes and the Corps? He had a album of the Marine bagpipers?!?
NCTexan US Veteran Joined Jan 11, 2008 Messages 1,352 Reaction score 1,431 Location Raleigh, NC May 30, 2009 #2 Beats me! I was in the Corps for four years and never saw or heard a bagpipe. I'm certain that Chesty Puller never wore a kilt either.
Beats me! I was in the Corps for four years and never saw or heard a bagpipe. I'm certain that Chesty Puller never wore a kilt either.
s&wchad Staff member Gold Supporter Joined Jan 14, 2007 Messages 31,949 Reaction score 40,216 Location Great Lakes State May 30, 2009 #3 http://www.military.com/forums/0,15240,82507,00.html
reddogge Member Joined Mar 8, 2005 Messages 1,207 Reaction score 902 Location Finksburg, MD May 30, 2009 #4 They were a training technique to teach marines to withstand extreem duress and torture.
