Meghan Markle shares video of Prince Harry in Afghanistan to mark Veterans Day
This week has been a time of remembrance across the world
On November 11, the US marked Veterans Day and the UK marked Remembrance Day, to honour those who have fought for their countries and to pay tribute, Meghan Markle has shared a video of Prince Harry during his time serving in Afghanistan.
She also wrote a poignant message.
Meghan Markle shares clip of Prince Harry in Afghanistan
Meghan took to social media to pay tribute to those who have served their countries with a heartfelt message.
As my husband says, ‘Once served. Always serving.’
The Duchess of Sussex proudly shared a famous clip of Prince Harry running to his helicopter mid-interview during his 2013 tour in Afghanistan.
She penned alongside it: “As my husband says, ‘Once served. Always serving.’ Thank you to all who served, sacrificed, and continue to serve. Honouring you on Veterans Day. And every day.”
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Harry had a decade-long military career. It included two Afghanistan deployments between 2005 and 2015, during which he achieved the rank of Captain.
Meghan’s post also included a photo of Harry’s recent visit to Sunnybrook Hospital’s Veterans Centre in Toronto, where he met former servicemen and women.
Harry spoke about his tours to Afghanistan in his memoir Spare.
As reported by The Telegraph, he wrote: “I made it my purpose, from day one, to never go to bed with any doubt whether I had done the right thing… whether I had shot at Taliban and only Taliban, without civilians in the vicinity. I wanted to return to Great Britain with all my limbs, but more than that I wanted to get home with my conscience intact.”
The duke also said he killed 25 enemy fighters during his tours.
He wrote: “So my number is 25. It’s not a number that fills me with satisfaction, but nor does it embarrass me.”
Prince Harry’s moving Remembrance essay
Prince Harry reflected on the sacrifices people make to serve their country in a poignant essay shared ahead of Remembrance Day last week.
He urged people to remember “not only the fallen, but the living”.
Harry described those left behind as those who carry the “weight of war”.
He asked readers to knock on veterans’ doors and “join them for a cuppa…or a pint” and “remind them their service still matters”.
Harry, who now lives in California, also penned: “Britain is, and always will be, the country I proudly served and fought for”.
The prince also expressed his worries about the current state of the world, pointing out that “peace for those lucky enough to know it, feels more fragile than ever”.
He described the time for Remembrance as “not simply a minute’s silence” but a wider “call to collective responsibility”.
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