Prince Harry Back to Britain
Prince Harry is now back in Britain after having his deployment in Afghanistan cut-short unexpectedly after the news of his deployment got leaked out on the internet by a US website, breaking the agreement between British media and the defence ministry not to publish the whereabouts of the prince for security reasons. In an interview, the prince said he was "slightly dissappointed" being back home so early. He also added that he’d love to go back there very soon. Unfortunately, according to his commanding officer it is quite impossible to happen for at least 18 months since the prince had just had a deployment.
Below is an excerpt of an article about an interview on the prince after his return:
"In interviews soon after his return, Harry spoke matter-of-factly about his work calling in air strikes, patrolling and firing at insurgents in Helmand province, in southern Afghanistan.
‘You do what you have to do, what’s necessary to save your own guys. If you need to drop a bomb, worst case scenario then you will, but then that’s just the way it is,’ he said.
‘It’s not nice to drop bombs… but to save lives that’s what happens.’
But he rejected the tag of "hero", amid fulsome praise for his work from British political and military leaders and the media.
‘I wouldn’t say I’m a hero at all. I’m no more a hero than anyone else. If you think about it there’s thousands and thousands of troops out there,’ he said.
Two unconscious, badly injured soldiers—one of whom lost an arm and a leg to a landmine—were on his plane home, he told reporters.
‘Those are the heroes,’ he said.
He also said that during his time at an operating base just 500 metres (1,600 feet) from Taliban positions, he felt secure because there was "no place safer" to be than in the presence of Gurkhas.
’Everyone is really well looked after here by the Gurkhas, the food is fantastic—goat curries, chicken curries … it’s really good fun,’ he added." Read Full article HERE..
"Prince Harry(L) is met by his brother, Prince William® and his father Prince Charles on his arrival at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire. Harry returned to Britain on Saturday from Afghanistan after a 10-week tour fighting the Taliban." -(AFP/Shaun Curry)
