scottish regiments (despite being shafted by the British Government in 2005 Mods-not a political statement a fact) continue to be at the sharp end of combat, in 2004 they captured the city of Fallujah led into action by a piper and the tanks were equiped with loud speaker systems Blaring out bagpipe tunes while the bewildered Iraqi insurgents faced one of the most feared regiments on earth, for the final time the CO shouted "Forward the 42nd" before the Black watch was reduced to the status of batallion. when they arrived at the "triangle of terror" a service man removed his protective helmet and body armour , donned a glengarry and piped the regiment over the bridge into the combat zone.

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/...?from=storylhs

The Black watch was there by "urgent request" of US marines, this is the level of respect that the Black watch has in Military circles.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3989815.stm