Cameron Bruce

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Over a 1000 pipers died during WWI. These extraordinary men were sitting ducks as they went over the top to pipe their men into battle. Piper Harry Lunan was the last surviving piper and he said, “I just played whatever came in to my head. During the first world war, military pipers became some of the most visible and vulnerable figures on the battlefield. More than a thousand pipers were killed during the conflict, many of them Scottish soldiers who carried their bagpipes into action as their units went over the top. Their role was not ceremonial alone, the sound of the pipes was meant to steady nerves, inspire courage and help men maintain direction and cohesion amid chaos, noise and smoke. This duty made pipers obvious targets. Unarmed, often wearing kilts and standing upright while playing, they were effectively sitting ducks for enemy riflemen and machine gunners. Despite this, many continued to play under intense fire, driven by tradition, duty and loyalty to their comrades. German troops quickly learned to identify pipers as leaders in spirit, even if not in rank. Among them was Harry Launan, believed to be the last surviving piper of the first world war. Reflecting on his experiences, he later recalled that there was no set music in battle. He simply played whatever came into his head, letting instinct guide him rather than any formal tune. In the din of war, precision mattered less than presence. Pipers served in Scottish regiments, but also in Canadian and other Commonwealth units, and their losses were disproportionately high. By the later stages of the war, the practice of sending pipers into frontline assaults was increasingly discouraged due to the heavy casualties already suffered. Today, the image of the lone piper advancing through fire remains one of the most haunting symbols of the war. These men embodied a unique blend of tradition and sacrifice, carrying centuries old martial music into the industrial slaughter of the twentieth century. © MilitaryHistoria #archaeohistories

👀 IN THE EYE OF THE RIVAL 👀 As we gear up for Thursday’s UECL 4th Round, we'll take an overall look at our opponent, Aberdeen FC 🔴⚪️, one of the biggest clubs in Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Year Founded: 1903 🏆 Notable Trophies: 1× Cup Winners' Cup in 1983. 🇪🇺 1× UEFA Supercup Winners in 1983. 🇪🇺 4× Scottish Champions, lastly in 1985. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 8× Scottish Cup Winners, lastly in 2025. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 6× Scottish League Cup Winners, lastly in 2014. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🔥📜🇪🇺 Historical European Highlights: - Beat out Hamburger SV 🇩🇪 2 - 0 on aggregate in the UEFA Supercup Final in 1983. - Beat Real Madrid 🇪🇸 2 - 1 in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final in 1983. - Knocked out Bayern 🇩🇪 3 - 2 in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Quarter Finals in 1983. 🌟🐐 Some Club Legends: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Sir Alex Ferguson 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Willie Miller 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Alex McLeish 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Gordon Strachan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Jim Leighton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Stewart McKimmie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Marc McGhee 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 John Hewitt Scottish and Aberdeen brothers, we Armenians are very honored to play against one of the historical teams in Europe. 🇦🇲🤝🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #AberdeenNoah #UECL #ConferenceLeague

To a man, the best dons performance of the season

@Top100Rick @CullenGC1 nothing even comes close in wow factor

Planning my Scotland trips for next year. Give me some hidden gem golf course ideas! Can’t be b-sides, I know them already. I need unreleased material. Talking live recordings from some bar before they were big type golf courses.

@ARedPOV Hook him, play Nisbet deeper and get Lazetic on

If literally anyone could replace Aouchiche for the second 45, we could have a chance here.

The full force of an autumn storm

That's the result the dons have been waiting for, Jimmy's Rampant Reds

Dons looked like they belonged last night. Where has that level of performance been all season?

Hopefully cup fever gives the dandies the kick in the ass needed to get the season rolling today

@TheDandyDonsABZ Any more details on this game? Where is it? Closed doors?

🆕 Aberdeen take on Ross County in a friendly match this Wednesday, Sept 17. 🔴

Jimmy needs to adjust his system, clearly not working

Team needs an overhaul

Fit!! 3 months ago is wild!! Still brilliant and always will be 🔴⚪️🔴⚪️

@Aberdeenpure Aye

My attempt at this god awful trend

Jimmy's got some decisions to make before next week

Food for thought for some of our support

Well this is a beautiful thing. New in store today - a Fitbatweets recreation of the Scottish Cup penalty kicks from an Aberdeen point of view. Four goals, two saves, thousands of memories. Available as an A3 and A4 print at fitbatweets.com Retweets appreciated.

Never change, Scottish football.