Many of our pipers are military veterans and present themselves as such representing the branch of service from which they served in accordance with appropriate military protocols.  Bagpipes offer another emotional layer of respect and gratitude to Military Honors and our pipers take their lead from the Honor Guard Team Leader to insure Military Protocols are kept to the highest traditional standards.  The Highland Bagpipes are our way of remembering and honoring the service and sacrifice of our country’s heroes.  The respect and gratitude all Americans owe our veterans is expressed in our music and each of our pipers feel honored and privileged to play for these great Americans.

.Gordon Convoy, Director of Piping, Hillsboro, Oregon.  Gordon Convoy is a retired police officer from Glasgow, Scotland and a Grade 1 Piper.  He is not only on the Board of Directors and our Director of Piping but he is the Pipe Major for the Portland Police Highland Guard Pipe Band in Portland, a gifted piping instructor and a full time piper.  He recently appeared with another MHP piper in the movie "The Last Full Measure."  He is married to Amy Shearer Convoy who is the Drum Major for the Portland Police Highland Guard Pipe Band.​

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Mark McIntire, ​Piper,

​Sisters, Oregon

​Mark McIntire is the co-founder of MILITARY HONORS by the PIPES in 2012.  Mark's ancestry has bagpipers going back 800 years and he has played for over 20 years himself.  He is one of our Central Oregon pipers and has honored veterans at Willamette National Cemetery many times.  Mark brings a respect to military Funerals deserving of our veterans through his music.   

Steve Tank is currently a B-737 Captain with Alaska Airlines.  He served in both the US Army & Air Force, retiring after 27+ years of combined active/reserve service.  Steve also enjoyed a 19-year Fire Service career, where he was a member of the dive & technical rescue teams.  He retired in 2013 as a Fire Boat Captain & Paramedic with West Pierce Fire & Rescue, near Tacoma, WA before joining Alaska Airlines the same year.

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John Pierson is the founder and president of Military Honors by the Pipes.  He is a veteran of the United States Air Force having served for eight years with the 304th Rescue Squadron in Portland, Oregon as a Pararescueman and Air Crew Member.  Piping is his way of honoring the service of ten of his Rescue Colleagues who gave their lives in the line of duty.  He has been piping since 2003 and has played at Arlington National Cemetery, the Pentagon, the Air Force Academy, as well as services from national cemeteries to small community cemeteries.  He is a regular piper at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland.

.John Courtney, ​Piper,

​Portland, Oregon

John is a retired police officer and a member of the Portland Police Highland Guard Pipe Band.  John holds the all time fastest response time for MILITARY HONORS by the PIPES at Willamette National Cemetery with less than 41 minutes from request notification to piping in a funeral motorcade in 2019.  He brings a great sense of respect, professionalism and gratitude to each veteran he honors with his pipes. ​​​​.

Steve Tank, Piper,
​Steilacoom, Washington

Garth Edwards, ​Piper,

​Happy Valley, Oregon

Heidi Wood,​Piper,

​Roseburg, Oregon

Steve Allely,​Piper,

Sisters, Oregon