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Liverpool piper walks in D-Day footsteps

A Liverpool student will be playing the bagpipes in Normandy and retracing the steps of World War II piper Bill Millin.

2024 marks eighty years since the D-Day landings, the day that thousands of troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, leading to a major turning point in the war.

The 80th anniversary of this historic moment will be remembered with ceremonies across the UK and France.聽

Alex Smith, who is a member of the 103 Regiment RA Pipes & Drums, has the honour of playing the bagpipes.

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