Posted on 12/26/2006 5:21:20 PM PST by dogbyte12
Just the headline now.
The Kingdom still has an undercurrent Warrior Culture which needs to be encouraged. The Royals have it right,
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Yes they do,,,Some don't understand their "Duty to Lead"...
I'd say the likelihood is about one out of brazillion.
A better move would be to send Charles.
Much like another Prince named Harry who squandered his youth but when he became king he did well in a field called Agincourt(sp)
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TANKS for jarin' my brain,LOL,I could not connect that,,;0)
Forgot Which "Finger"...LOL;0)
In case you wern't aware, Lt. Harry Wales is a Brit. It is the American royalty that thinks it and its kids are too important to fight in her wars.
tee hee hee
Y' gotta' be a guy!
It's seems like, despite what a turd his dad may be, he seems to be a pretty good "bloke" (and this is coming from an Irishman). And if it was his girfriend (as opposed to his brothers) they showed at the military ceremony two weeks ago-I can also say that he appears to have pretty good taste.
Won't wearing a coronet give him away?
Why shouldn't he go? He's not first in line to the throne, and there are dozens behind him.
The European tradition of the warrior-king is not a bad thing. We did it for 800 years.
Let him go and wish him well.
After the declaration of War, when the American Expeditionary Force, or "AEF," was organizing, the Roosevelt boys father, Theodore, wired Major General "Black Jack" Pershing asking if his sons could accompany him to Europe as privates. Pershing accepted, but, based on their training at Plattsburg, Archie was offered a commission with rank of second lieutenant, while Ted, Jr., was offered a commission and the rank of major. Quentin had already been accepted into the fledgling Army Air Service. Kermit would volunteer with the British in the area that would eventually become modern-day Iraq.
So, Ted, having a reserve commission in the Army, as did two of his brothers, Quentin and Archibald was called up shortly after World War I broke out. He served as a major with the First Division, eventually rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He fought in several major battles. He was gassed and wounded at Soissons during the summer of 1918. In July of that year his brother, Quentin, was killed in combat. Teddy received the Distinguished Service Cross for his action during the war. Teddy resumed his Reserve service between the wars, attending the annual Summer Camps at Pine Camp, and completing both the Infantry Officer's Basic and Advanced Courses, and the Command & General Staff College, and so was eligible for senior commissioned service in World War II.
Why shouldn't he go? He's not first in line to the throne, and there are dozens behind him.
The European tradition of the warrior-king is not a bad thing. We did it for 800 years.
Let him go and wish him well.
Why shouldn't he go? He's not first in line to the throne, and there are dozens behind him.
The European tradition of the warrior-king is not a bad thing. We did it for 800 years.
Let him go and wish him well.
Ummmmmmm..I was talking about MY child.
If MY child was in his unit....MY child would be more of a target..because Harry would be more of a target.
You have me confused with some left wing twit. Of course he should go - he sought a commission, he chose a fighting Regiment - if his Regiment goes, he goes.
LOL!
No more egg nog for you, I heard you the first time.
Sounds to me like one man in England knows what it means to be King. Give'm hell Harry!
Drudge is just out of it.
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