Posted on 10/07/2006 9:28:36 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
BRITAIN'S Prince Harry will not be allowed to fight on the front line in Afghanistan, The Mail on Sunday newspaper says, citing senior sources in the prince's regiment.
Harry, third in line to the throne, reportedly threatened to quit the British Army if he was blocked from active service due to safety fears and any such decision is likely to infuriate the 22-year-old.
Although a formal decision has yet to be made, sources in the Household Cavalry told the weekly tabloid they thought it was too dangerous for him to deploy in Afghanistan.
The southern Helmand province, where the bulk of about 4,500 British troops in Afghanistan are operating, has seen fierce fighting this year as soldiers take on resurgent Taliban rebels loyal to the deposed Islamist regime.
Senior officers think the intensity of Taliban attacks is so severe they could not risk a constitutional crisis by putting Harry's life on the line, The Mail on Sunday said.
As Second Lieutenant Wales, Harry is training to become a troop commander, in charge of 11 enlisted soldiers and four light tanks.
A senior cavalry source told the newspaper that it would boost morale if Harry were allowed to deploy.
However, even if he was confined to headquarters, he would still be subject to rocket attacks.
"The fact is that his royal appointment could make him a target and put the lives of his soldiers in danger and while he will regret the decision I know he will appreciate and understand the thinking and evaluation behind it," the source said.
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Wasn't there a Roosevelt in WWII? Teddy's grandson, I believe.
Wasn't there a Roosevelt in WWII? Teddy's grandson, I believe. He got the same treatment.
So where they going send him I know Prince harry want go to Aghaarion or Iraq with his Army "mates"
This makes sense.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. or Theodore Roosevelt II (also known as Ted Roosevelt or Teddy Roosevelt) (September 13, 1887 – July 12, 1944) was an American political, business and military leader, and the eldest son of President Theodore Roosevelt. He served as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Governor of Puerto Rico (1929–32), Governor General of the Philippines (1932–33), chairman of the board of American Express Company, Vice-President at Doubleday Books, and as a Brigadier General in the United States Army.
Typical British. All this royal stuff is an anachronism in today's world.
Hell no, the brass tried to keep him out for that reason, but Teddy Roosevelt's son was on Utah Beach on June 6, 1944 and died there that day:
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.
[excerpt from Wikipedia]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Roosevelt
He saw action in Sicily, commanded Allied Forces in Sardinia, and fought on the Italian mainland. He was the chief liaison officer to the French Army in Italy for General Dwight D. Eisenhower. In February 1944, he was assigned to England to help lead the Normandy invasion.
After repeatedly petitioning and lobbying, he was granted permission to land with one of the first waves of troops at Utah Beach. On D-day, he led the U.S. 4th Infantry Division's landing at Utah Beach.
The landing could have been a disaster. Although it was on time, it was 2000 yards off course. Teddy, as the senior officer on the scene, improvised a new plan. Based upon his own reconnaissance of enemy strongholds on the beach, he contacted the commanding officers on the scene and modified their orders. Thus, he was able to obtain the mission objective. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for this service on 28 September 1944.[3]
Throughout World War II, he suffered from health problems. He had arthritis, mostly from old World War I injuries, and walked with a cane. He also had heart trouble. One month after the landing at Utah Beach, he died of a heart attack in France. He is buried at the American cemetery in Normandy next to his brother, Lt. Quentin Roosevelt. Quentin was shot down and killed in France during World War I and had been buried at Chamery until his exhumation and move to the Normandy Cemetery.
Roosevelt was portrayed by Henry Fonda in The Longest Day.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr.'s grave marker at the American WWII cemetery in Normandy
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Theodore Roosevelt Jr.'s grave marker at the American WWII cemetery in Normandy
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Medal of Honor
His Medal of Honor citation reads:
For gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944, in France. After 2 verbal requests to accompany the leading assault elements in the Normandy invasion had been denied, Brig. Gen. Roosevelt's written request for this mission was approved and he landed with the first wave of the forces assaulting the enemy-held beaches. He repeatedly led groups from the beach, over the seawall and established them inland. His valor, courage, and presence in the very front of the attack and his complete unconcern at being under heavy fire inspired the troops to heights of enthusiasm and self-sacrifice. Although the enemy had the beach under constant direct fire, Brig. Gen. Roosevelt moved from one locality to another, rallying men around him, directed and personally led them against the enemy. Under his seasoned, precise, calm, and unfaltering leadership, assault troops reduced beach strong points and rapidly moved inland with minimum casualties. He thus contributed substantially to the successful establishment of the beachhead in France.
Obviously he doesn't have the brains to become a fighter pilot.
Whoops, how embarrassing, I didn't finish reading the bio before I posted it!! It says he died a month after D-Day, of a heart attack. I don't know why I thought he died on D-Day but I was wrong on that. Still he was there in the battle zone on D-day, despite much resistance from higher authority.....
Screw Henry V what about Henry 2 or his offspring Richard Lion hearted another bad** King of England
Maybe he just doesn't want to fly.
True.
But ya gotta like the kid.
Harry, third in line to the throne, reportedly threatened to quit the British Army if he was blocked from active service due to safety fears and any such decision is likely to infuriate the 22-year-old.
What do you have against Henry V? (The man who inspired Shakespeare about that "band of brothers"?)
I guess I was remembering that he was buried at Normandy and I assumed that meant he died at D-Day..... but of course we had to bury a lot more heroes at Normandy than the ones who died on June 6, 1944.
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