Posted on 09/16/2018 5:03:08 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
Colonel William Connor has revealed the secrets of life on the frontline with the Prince in 2007 and 2008, when the royal served in Helmand Province as a British cavalry officer during sustained fierce fighting with anti-government forces.
The South Carolina National Guardsman, an Army Ranger veteran, snapped pictures with the Prince - but also ran for cover along with him when they came under missile fire at the austere operating base they called home, and shared Christmas dinner in a mess hall just a few hundred yards from enemy lines.
The American officer told DailyMailTV that the Prince met his definition of a hero.
He volunteered for duty in Garmsir, which at the time was the most dangerous place a British soldier could be.
'He could have stayed in Kabul, or some big operating base in Bastion [the main British base, now run by U.S. Marines],' said Col. Connor.
'Garmsir took the cake for the most violent action against the Taliban and that's where he went.
Col. Connor had seen the cost of operations in Helmand Province first-hand - so he knew what the Prince was volunteering for.
'The British during that time were losing a substantial number of people. I remember a very long stream of ceremonies for British dead,' he said.
'There was a decent chance you would not come back. He must have mentally gone through, yes I could die, and he went ahead and took this risk for his nation.'
'He seemed to be respected, not in a way that was forced because he was a prince but because he was a good officer,' he said.
'He was respected. That's something that's earned, not given. He had earned that respect among his men.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
I’m not surprised. Prince Harry always struck me as a risk-taker with a lot of nerve. I have some children like that.
Just one of the men doing his job.
Writing headlines for The Daily Mail, Yoda is.
Fortunately, he’s more of a Spencer than a Windsor.
Doesn’t mean he’ll survive this marriage tho...
“Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result”
Winston Churchill
At least, that was the rumor.
As long as the perks and money keep flowing, she’s going nowhere. Doesn’t mean there won’t be suitors for both partners on the side, though.
“Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at twice, hit twice, and return the insult with result.”
not Winston
It is most certainly the case, since his mother was Diane Spencer. They got some alpha male genes in that family.
LOL!
This suddenly coming out after 10 years. Something’s up.
How about you put a sock in your pie hole Colonel William Connor South Carolina National Guardsman Army Ranger veteran?
Quit trying to make money and fame from your passing acquaintance that only the Daily Mail would buy.
There were hundreds of Americans, Aussies, Brits, Kiwis and Germans that served around the Prince. He is a good guy, with two buckets of security but his life was on the line and he stood tall.
Colonel Connor, what is your motivation to make this a story now? Douchebag.
Can you say what nametag the Prince wore on patrol in Gereshk and Sangin in 2007 in Helmand and Kandahar?
Namefag. Famefag. I wouldn’t let you suck my dog’s [nuts] because he has higher standards. Go back to your car dealership or bank or whatever.
You are no professional.
/angry (Veteran) Kit
Kit
“Just one of the men doing his job.”
Harry is an honorable warrior that just happens to be a prince. He can have my back.
LOL - I agree. This marriage might not last.
Harry and Meghan are both Obama supporters. They do not support Trump. Not that I care what the royal family thinks. However, the British seem to have been involved int he Russian prostitute pee fraud.
Yep, something’s up for sure. Hell, my first thought is the whole story is fake.
Nah, I remember a fair bit being posted on FR at the time. Too lazy to search, but I remember thinking that Harry would be a better heir than his brother, or father.
Prince William is also a fine young man. He couldn’t serve on the front line because he is directly in line to the throne but he served as an RAF search and rescue helicopter pilot with distinction and was apparently very good at his job. This isn’t something said about all royals by the way. Prince Edwards washed-out of the Royal Marines and was a laughing stock.
I think so, too. Some scandal is about to break possibly.
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