From: Nigel Hay MILWEB (nigel@milweb.net)
Date: Sun Nov 06 2005 - 06:14:24 PST
Lord Lovatt's D Day mission was to relieve and reinforce the British 6th.
On several of the D Day aniversay trips with our MV's over the last 25
I think he took a ride in a jeep with the convoy on several of the
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Airborne at the Caen canal bridge at Benouville.
He had personally promised the 6th. Airborne's commander, Major General
Gale, that he would be there "Sharp at Noon"
The recognition signal was to be the sound of his personal piper, Bill
Millen playing, Blue Bonnets Over the Border.
He in fact reached the bridge at 12:03 with his piper playing beside him.
Lovatt, as any Peer of The Realm would, apologised for keeping them
waiting......
years we were priveledged to be able to see Bill Millin retrace his steps
playing his pipes - enourmous lung capacity is needed.....
anniversary events.
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Hey Nig,
This Lord Lovatt sounds like the kind of person that we need over here in
our government. I can think of quite a few that he could replace! Good on
him for his war efforts! Good on Lord Atlee for owning the MVs that he does
and for being active in the hobby! He sounds like another good one for our
government! Heck, send them on over and lets get them on the ballot!
Best Regards,
Ed
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From: "Nigel Hay MILWEB" <nigel@milweb.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 08:12
Subject: Re: [MV] Fw: OT-Swift Boat Veteran Supports U.S. Senate Candidate
v. Colonel Sanders
>I believe that he and Lord Lovatt are the only Peers (Lords) still allowed
> to raise their own private armies - we of course recall the Lord Lovatt's
> Commandos on D Day, who pushed in land to relieve the British paras,
across
> the Orne, The Lord Lovatt distinctive in his roll kneck jumper with his
> personal piper Bill Millin, marched at the front of his column,
unpertubed
> by the Germans, for most of whom had never seen a Scots piper before.
>
> Lord Lovatt was played in The Longest Day by actor Richard Todd, himself
a
> D Day veteran.
>
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