Nevada's only military bagpiper passes pipes to his daughter
By: Mike Higdon, Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal, November 20, 2016 (Photo Credit: Mike Higdon/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)
RENO, Nev. — During Operation Desert Storm, Sgt. 1st Class Michael Connell practiced his bagpipes outside every day. He practiced at a Kuwaiti military base, while wearing his kilt, sporran, dress shoes and other traditional Highland dress. He remembers one particular day when a large group of U.S. Marines swarmed around him to listen. Normally, that's when he hears, "What's under your kilt, har har?"
"So I stopped playing for a moment and said, 'Got any questions, fellas?' and they said 'No, keep playing, Sarge.' "
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