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You may not have heard of Bill Millin, but he did his part to fight the Nazis on D-Day at Sword Beach and later at a captured bridge near the village of Ouistreham that was vital to the enemy's reinforcement efforts. He did so by playing the bagpipes to rally on his fellow soldiers while ignoring machine-gun and artillery fire. He was unarmed and just a 21-year-old private at the time, breaking regulations at the request of his superior to build morale. He was surrounded by some of the most incredible and disheartening carnage seen by the last century. Later, he went home, got an education, and made some contributions to the world in spite of his experiences. Mr. Millin recently died of complications related to a stroke.
Read more about him here.
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