JFK and the Bagpipe

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USAF Pipe Band at the White House for the state visit of Irish Prime Minister LeMass (15 Oct., 1963)
USAF Pipe Band at the White House for the state visit of Irish Prime Minister LeMass (15 Oct., 1963)

Today we publish the first excerpt of a feature on US President John F Kennedy and his association with the bagpipe and pipe bands. It is a fascinating read, and we are grateful to author Lt. Col. Robert Gunther for his work for pipingpress.com. It is apposite that we publsih it this weekend, the 51st anniversary of the assassination of a much-loved US President. Check out the pictures and read the full story here.