Prince Harry in Afghanistan

[voodooqueen]

Harry was what Henry the Eighth's friends and family called him. He had red hair and a tendency to seek trouble, much like Prince Harry.

I suppose that war probably suits his temperament, but he's both a target and easy to spot.

 

[Schnugg]

When I read this...I started thinking about the old far Side cartoon with the two bears viewed through a rifle scope: The first bear has a bullseye shaped birthmark on his chest...and the second bear is pointing at him.

 

[SH-60OB]

Something like these

 

[red_ryder]

I bet the news leak had everything to do with his pulling out, since now he's not only Target No. One, but advertised to the world as such.

 

[FlyinSpy]

I wonder what it's like to get "cleared hot" from a Prince...

At least a couple of times last month when we were flying missions down south we spoke to British (or at least British-sounding) JTACs. I wonder...?

 

[thull]

Good on him for serving.. and better the news broke out on the coalition's side before it broke out on the enemy's side (assuming it hadn't yet).

 

[HeyJoe]

Fox News just said he is going to have to be pulled out.

More reporting from UK

 

[schwarti]

He's home. http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/01/prince.afghanistan/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

In another article (that I can't find again, of course) he was talking about how he wants to go back, and said something like, "Well, I don't like England that much anyway..."

Edit: Found it. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7271408.stm

"I don't want to sit around Windsor, because I generally don't like England that much and it's nice to be away from all the press and the papers.

I get what he's trying to say, but still thought it was funny.

 

[phrogpilot73]

Watching those video clips makes me feel a little sorry for Harry. I get the vibe that he feels as though he's found his calling in the Army, only he can't fully pursue it.

 

[phrogdriver]

Watching those video clips makes me feel a little sorry for Harry..

I'm sure a few parties and sleeping with supermodels will help him get over the pain!:icon_tong

Maybe he has grown up. Good on him if he has. I just can't feel too sorry for a guy who's born into that much wealth, fame, and power without having to do anything to earn it. If I were to get philosophical, maybe that is something that weighs one down psychologically, but that's a little too deep for me.

 

[nittany03]

I'm sure a few parties and sleeping with supermodels will help him get over the pain!:icon_tong

Maybe he has grown up. Good on him if he has. I just can't feel too sorry for a guy who's born into that much wealth, fame, and power without having to do anything to earn it. If I were to get philosophical, maybe that is something that weighs one down psychologically, but that's a little too deep for me.

Yeah, well here's someone who despite being born into wealth/power etc., seems to be busting his ass to give back to his country and not take it for granted. Yet can't because of slimeballs like Drudge. Would that more of the rich and powerful were like that.

 

[Random8145]

Yet can't because of slimeballs like Drudge.

The story was broke by a Austrlian woman's magazine and then a German magazine, read back some.

 

[phrogdriver]

Yeah, well here's someone who despite being born into wealth/power etc., seems to be busting his ass to give back to his country and not take it for granted. Yet can't because of slimeballs like Drudge. Would that more of the rich and powerful were like that.

I'm not saying I don't appreciate what he's done, just that I'm not going to spend much time worrying about his welfare.

I'd say that probably almost as many, percentage-wise, of the rich and powerful have sons and daughters who serve. It's just that the percentage of any group who serves today is tiny. The military is less than 1% of the population, after all.

 

[nittany03]

I'm not saying I don't appreciate what he's done, just that I'm not going to spend much time worrying about his welfare.

I'd say that probably almost as many, percentage-wise, of the rich and powerful have sons and daughters who serve. It's just that the percentage of any group who serves today is tiny. The military is less than 1% of the population, after all.

Good point. It's just easier to point fingers at the people who have everything.

 

[Flash]

The story was broke by a Austrlian woman's magazine and then a German magazine, read back some.

Drudge was the one who made it widely known though, the other two were not noticed widely by the rest of the world's press.