IN PICTURES: A Celebration Of Military Bagpipes

To celebrate International Bagpipe Day, Forces TV has put together a collection of the best photos of military bagpipes.

Lance Corporal Joe Davies of 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland, plays the bagpipe in the morning at Patrol Base Ouellette, Afghanistan in 2013.

A piper of the Vancouver Police Pipe Band playing at Windsor Castle during the Dismounting of the Guard ceremony, by K Company of Plymouth based, 42 Commando Royal Marines.

Captain Gasca from 3rd Marine Air Wing plays the bagpipe during a flag ceremony held in Afghanistan to mark the integration of the US and British Aviation forces within Helmand Province.

Silhouetted against the glow of the setting sun at Camp Bastion in 2014, a piper for 4 SCOTS performs "Scotland The Brave".

A member of the Irish Pipe Band plays alongside the British Army's Parachute Regiment Band at The International Military Pilgrimage in 2015.

First sight through the mist, of the first group of married soldiers from the 1st Battalion The Black Watch, led by a lone piper as they march onto the square at Battlesbury Barracks, Warminster to be greeted by their families in 2004.

The soldiers were the first main group to arrive home at the end of their 6-month operational tour in Iraq.