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Prince Harry to serve in Iraq
BY A CORRESPONDENT
February 26, 2007:
Prince Harry will be sent to Iraq for
a six month period, the English
defence officials have confirmed.
Blues and Royals regiment, in which
Harry belongs to, will have Harry
taking the role of a "normal troop
commander".
British prime minister Tony Blair has
praised Harry as a "brave and
determined young man" having a "very
special character".
A joint stement from the Ministry of
Defence (MoD) and Clarence House said
that "the deployment will involve
leading a troop of 12 men in four
Scimitar armoured reconnaissance
vehicles, each with a crew of three"
from the regiment's "A squadron".
Since revealing the exact details of
where harry would be serving or what
his specific role would be,
potentially dangerous, those details
have not been revealed. Also it is
said that the Royal family had been
consulted each step about the
potential deployment of the young
blood in Iraq.
Also it is said that, Prince Harry is
over the moon at the news of the
deployment, as he had been wishing for
a long time to have a real taste of
the real action.
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