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stevenleser

(32,886 posts)
Mon Jun 10, 2013, 12:39 PM Jun 2013

And THAT is leadership. Prince Harry defends gay soldier from homophobic attack

http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/prince-harry-defended-gay-soldier-from-homophobic-attack-report-2013106

"I climbed into the turret and talked Harry through exactly what had happened," he continues. "He had a complete look of bewilderment on his face. I didn't hold back: I told him everything that had gone on. I couldn't stop the tears from welling up in my eyes. He said: 'Right, I'm going to sort this s--t out once and for all.'"

Wharton then details how Harry immediately hopped out of the tank to confront the other soldiers angrily.

"I worried he was about to make the whole thing worse, but he wasn't holding back," Wharton explains. "Prince Harry was sticking up for me and putting a stop to the trouble. I had been on track for a battering and had been rescued."

Harry and Wharton remained close throughout the rest of the training, and even after Wharton left the army in early 2013, he says he looks back upon their time in the military together fondly, due in large part to Harry's "kindness."

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And THAT is leadership. Prince Harry defends gay soldier from homophobic attack (Original Post) stevenleser Jun 2013 OP
He's a helluva guy! Cooley Hurd Jun 2013 #1
Kind, smart HillWilliam Jun 2013 #2
 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
1. He's a helluva guy!
Mon Jun 10, 2013, 12:47 PM
Jun 2013

Here everyone was quick to paint him as a ne'er-do-well. I think he's the best of the entire Royal Family!

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