Scotland Fine Art Photography Photo of the Day – Highland Soldier (Nov. 11)
Posted by Sally on Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
Highland Soldier
In honor of our shared Veterans Day (also known as Remembrance Day, Armistice Day or Poppy Day), I publish this image of a Highland Soldier, one of our WWII colleagues, the Highlanders of Scotland. While Rex was in the hospital in Inverness, we met a dear old gent of 92 who told us of his WWII experience with American troops.
Our old gentleman was a Highlander who was captured by the Nazis. He escaped and was found by the American Army. We gave him a uniform and put him to work. As the war came to a close, the U.S. gave our Highlander a jeep and $1000 (American–more than he’d ever had) and told him to go find his troops! He met his countrymen wearing that American uniform! As he put it, “I went in a Highlander and came out a Yank!”
Good on ya’ laddy! Proud to have met ya’! Learn more about Highlanders in WWII (click)
This particular fine gent, a drum major, was happy to pose for photos at the 2008 Inverness Highland Games, one of the largest in the country.
This print is available from Sally Ross Photography: 8×13.5″ ($50.00); 12×20.5″ ($120.00); 20×34″ ($320.00).
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