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 Prince William
 Will Fly to
 the Rescue 

Royal plans to be search and rescue pilot

BBC BBC Sep 15, 08 1:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Prince William’s next military stint  will be as a search-and-rescue pilot for the Royal Air Force, the BBC reports. Having served with the army and navy, the prince learned to fly with the RAP this year and said today, "I now want to build on the experience and training I have received to serve operationally." The 26-year-old prince starts 18 months of training in January. More »

More about:  Great Britain • British royals • Prince William • Prince Charles • British Army • Royal Air Force • Royal Navy

For Britain's Young Princes,
a Role Reversal

Harry's Afghan tour, Wills' chopper antics flop public perception

Associated Press Associated Press Apr 24, 08 10:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - It seems like only yesterday that William was Britain's standup prince, brother Harry the misled stoner in an SS uniform. But after revelations that William landed his RAF helicopter on his girlfriend’s lawn, and that the younger Harry served actual combat in Afghanistan, the tables have turned, the AP reports. One commentator called William’s antics “the whole spoiled brat syndrome.” More »

More about:  British royals • Afghanistan war • Prince William • Prince Harry • helicopter • Kate Middleton • British Army • Royal Air Force

Brits Will Pay $4M to Iraqi
Boy Paralyzed by Bullet

Record compensation for teen shot by dropped rifle

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) Apr 15, 08 5:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britain's Ministry of Defense has agreed to pay $4 million in compensation to an Iraqi boy accidentally shot by a British soldier, the Guardian reports. The boy, now 17, is paralyzed from severe spinal injuries inflicted when the soldier dropped his rifle at a Basra base in 2003. He is receiving round-the-clock care in Britain and will never be able to return to Iraq. More »

More about:  Iraq • Basra • British military • British Army • negligence • compensation • Ministry of Defence

Harry Praised
by US Pilots 

F-15 flyers note composure of then unknown Brit who called in airstrikes

Air Force Times Mar 16, 08 11:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - American F-15 fighter pilots were impressed with the composure of the British soldier who called in air cover on Taliban entrenchments in Afghanistan in December. But for 2 months Capt. Ben Donberg and Col. Dan DeBree had no idea that "Widow Six Seven" was actually Britain's Prince Harry calling in his first airstrikes, the Air Force Times reports. More »

More about:  Afghanistan • Taliban • airstrike • Prince Harry • US Air Force • Helmand province • British Army

OPINION

Prince Harry Should Have Stayed

Christopher Hitchens asks what threat he posed others

Slate Slate Mar 12, 08 9:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - When Matt Drudge revealed to the world Prince Harry was in Afghanistan, there he should have stayed, writes Christopher Hitchens for Slate. It's "piffle" to think that his royal highness was a "bullet magnet" in Helmand province, already one of the most dangerous places on Earth for any Western soldier. Even if the jihadists wanted to, Hitchens reasons, they couldn't "bring extra firepower to bear." More »

Prince Harry: I'm No Hero

Praises fellow soldiers, wants to return 'very, very soon'

Daily Telegraph (UK) Daily Telegraph (UK) Mar 2, 08 8:14 AM CST
(Newser) - In a revealing interview with the British press, Prince Harry spoke yesterday of his stint in Afghanistan as one of the happiest times of his life, and said he "generally" doesn't "like England that much." The third-in-line to the British throne insisted he's not a hero, and talked emotionally of two wounded soldiers who flew home with him. "Those are the heroes, guys who had been blown up by a mine serving their country. It is a bit of a choke in your throat," he said.   More »

More about:  Afghanistan • England • British royals • Prince William • Prince Harry • Prince Charles • British Army

UPDATED

Prince Harry Arrives Home After Deployment

Young royal flourished under adverse conditions of battle

CNN CNN Mar 1, 08 7:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Prince Harry is back home after an abrupt end to his hitherto unreported Afghanistan deployment, CNN reports. The frustrated royal had earlier rued his return. "I don't want to sit around in Windsor," Harry, third in line to the throne, had told the Telegraph . "But I generally don't like England that much. It's nice to be away from all the press and the papers." More »

More about:  Afghanistan • Taliban • British royals • Prince Harry • British Army • Windsor

Secret No More: Prince Harry's
in Afghanistan

UK press promised silence, but foreign media leaked story

BBC BBC Feb 28, 08 1:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Prince Harry is indeed in Afghanistan fighting the Taliban, the BBC reports. The news was leaked by foreign media and confirmed by the UK government despite a press agreement to stay mum on Harry’s military service. The prince, nicknamed “bullet magnet,” said he appreciates frontline duty: “I finally get the chance to do the soldiering that I want to do.” More »

More about:  Afghanistan • Taliban • soldier • British royals • Prince Harry • British Army • Richard Dannatt

NATO & Afghan Forces
Rout Taliban

Taliban leaves stronghold as UK Prime Minister arrives

New York Times New York Times Dec 11, 07 2:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Taliban troops retreated from their last major stronghold in the southern town of Musa Qala in Afghanistan yesterday, ceding control to NATO and Afghan troops, the New York Times reports. After heavy bombardment and a troop attack, the Taliban was overcome by "heavy casualties," said a local police chief. "The Taliban are gone." More »

More about:  Afghanistan • Taliban • Gordon Brown • NATO • British Army • Afghan Army • Musa Qala

Britain's Longest Campaign Ends

Brit Army campaign in Northern Ireland shuts down

Times (UK) Times (UK) Jul 30, 07 5:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - The British Army's military campaign in Northern Ireland comes to an end at midnight tomorrow—after 38 years of bloodshed. It's  the longest conflict in the army's history. Some 300,000 military personnel served; casualties included 763 soldiers, and 309 civilians  and members of paramilitary groups.  More »

More about:  Great Britain • United Kingdom • Ireland • Northern Ireland • British Army • IRA

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