War History Online articles:

• Amazing 1984 Interview With Legendary Scottish D-Day Piper Bill Millin – Landing on Sword 
• The “Kilted Killer” – The Scottish Officer Who Made Almost 20,000 Of The Enemy Surrender
• They Called Him “Mad Jack” – The Sword-Wielding, Bagpipe-Playing Longbowman Of WWII

April 08, 2011: Armed Forces Network, Bagpiper Down Range

Bill Millin is a Scotsman famous for bagpiping during the D-Day invasion at Normandy.  The Germans called him "Der Verrückte Dudelsackpfeifer" (the crazy bagpiper).  He passed away Aug 18, 2010:

• NY Times: Bill Millin, Scottish D-Day Piper, Dies at 88
• YouTube: Piper Bill Millin
• YouTube: Dan Rather Reports, Excerpt of Bill Millin
• YouTube: Bagpipes in "The Longest Day"

Mar 17, 2009: WMV video of the U.S. Air Force Reserve Pipe Band in action at the Capital during  St. Patrick's Day, 2009. 

Oct 16, 2008: Air Force Times, Airman honors fallen troops with bagpipes

Dec 9, 2005: Military.com, Marine Corps Pipers

July 6, 2005: Military.com, Profiles: Lt. Col. Patrick J. Carroll Uses Music as Motivation

British Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming.  They do accept non-Commonwealth military personnel when space is available:

• YouTube video: Part 1 & Part 2
• IDTA Music Course listing, March 2010:  Available courses include Piper Class 1, Piper Class 2, Piper Class 3, Pipe Majors' Course, Drummer (Highland) Class 1, Drummer (Highland) Class 2, Drummer (Highland) Class 3, and Drum Major (Highland) Drill.
• Background information on the British Army School of Bagpipe Music.

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