Prince Harry to Serve in Iraq
Prince Harry, third in line to the British throne, will be joining troops serving in Iraq.
Ending weeks of speculation on the young royal's future, the Ministry of Defense said Harry, 22, will be deployed with his Blues and Royals regiment in May or June of this year.
The prince will be the first royal to serve in a war zone since his uncle, the Duke of York, piloted helicopters in the Falklands conflict 25 years ago.
Harry, who graduated as an officer last year, will serve as a troop commander in charge of several light tank reconnaissance vehicles.
British officials have indicated that Harry, 22, could be kept out of situations that could jeopardize his colleagues amid fears he would be a target for insurgents.
But Harry, who graduated last year from the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, has insisted he does not want any special treatment.
The prince will be the first royal to serve in a war zone since his uncle, the Duke of York, piloted helicopters in the Falklands conflict 25 years ago.
Harry, who graduated as an officer last year, will serve as a troop commander in charge of several light tank reconnaissance vehicles.
British officials have indicated that Harry, 22, could be kept out of situations that could jeopardize his colleagues amid fears he would be a target for insurgents.
But Harry, who graduated last year from the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, has insisted he does not want any special treatment.
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1 Comments:
At February 22, 2007 at 12:01 PM ,
David Wozney said...
"The prince will be the first royal to serve in a war zone since his uncle, the Duke of York, piloted helicopters in the Falklands conflict 25 years ago."
Peter wrote that Christians are "a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people" (1 Peter 2:9, KJV).
Have no Christians served in a war zone since 1982?
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