Market Garden Commemoration008 massed pipes and drums at John Frost bridge of Arnhem

Pictures at http://picasaweb.google.nl/HenkPeelen/MarketGarden20082009# Friday 18 September 2009: in the afternoon the Massed Pipes and Drums Band is performing in the streets of the old heart of Arnhem. In the evening, about 7 pm they go in a slow march towards the Airborne square, to grace the real Market Garden Commemoration. You find everything about laying wreaths, speeches, national anthems of Poland, United Kingdom and The Netherlands (Mazurek Dabrowskiego, God save the queen, Wilhelmus), Dutch Hymn 293 Last Post, respectfull silence to the casualities and the reveille. The completion of the ceremony was at the Arnhem town hall, of which I taped the performance of the Massed Pipes and Drums Band. Thanks to God for sending deliverance. Thanks to those who lost their lives for the victory. Rest in peace! The "Massed Pipes and Drums Band" encompasses these bands: •1. The pipes and drums of the Royal Scots Borderes, 1st Batt Royal Regiment of Scotland (Royal Scots, Kings Oown Scottish Borderes) •2. The Pipes and Drums of the Highlanders, 4th Batt. Royal Regiment of Scotland •3. The Pipes and drums of The Royal Artillery, •4. The Pipes and Drums of The Royal British Legion, Amsterdam Branch, •5. The Pipes and Drums of The City of Rochester, •6. The Pipes and Drums of the Devon and Somerset Fire & Rescue Service, •7. The Pipes and Drums of Glenmoriston, •8. Representatives of other Army pipebands. Respective sites: 1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Own_Scottish_Borderers 2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Regiment_of_Scotland 3: http://www.army.mod.uk/artillery/artillery.aspx 4: http://www.rblpipeband.com/index.htm 5: http://www.corpb.co.uk/content/History.html 6: http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/Newsdesk/ViewPressRelease.asp?ReleaseID=265 http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/devonfire 7: http://www11.brinkster.com/gpbpipey/ 8: general Scottish, world wide pipe association: http://www.rspba.org/ http://www.pipefest.com/ Dutch doedelkoepel: http://www.novdb.nl/ (Dutch) http://airborne-herdenkingen.nl/ http://airbornefeelings.nl/ http://www.airbornemuseum.org/language/en WWII, general: http://www.battledetective.com/links.html http://www.market-garden.info/