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Prince Harry continues US tour with visit to war cemetery Prince Harry continues US tour with visit to war cemetery
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Prince Harry has begun the second day of his US tour by laying a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. Prince Harry has begun the second day of his US visit by laying a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.
He also laid a wreath on the grave of one of the American soldiers, selected at random, who died in Afghanistan.
The prince has served two tours in Afghanistan himself.
His message read: "To my comrades-in-arms of the United States of America, who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in the cause of freedom".His message read: "To my comrades-in-arms of the United States of America, who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in the cause of freedom".
The prince, who has served with the British Army in Afghanistan, signed the message Captain Henry Wales. The prince signed the message Captain Henry Wales.
He will also visit wounded soldiers at the Walter Reed Medical Center later. He knelt on one knee and laid a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier before standing to attention.
Arlington cemetery holds great significance for Americans as it holds the remains of soldiers involved in every conflict the US has fought in.
Prince Harry visited section 60 of the cemetery, dedicated to those US soldiers who have died in recent conflicts such as Afghanistan and Iraq.
He laid a wreath at the grave of Army Specialist Michael Stansbery Jnr, an artilleryman who was killed, aged 21, in Afghanistan in 2010.
The prince, who has completed two tours of duty in Afghanistan as a co-pilot and gunner of Apache helicopters, also paid his respects to Major General Orde Wingate.
The British officer created the "Chindits" a special force who fought guerilla-style behind Japanese lines during the Burma campaign in the Second World War.
He died in 1944 following a plane crash and his remains were transported to Arlington.
White House
On Thursday - the first day of his trip - the prince met Michelle Obama at a White House reception honouring America's military mothers.
The event, marking Mother's Day in the US, involved around 50 children making gift bags for their mothers and Prince Harry arrived as a surprise guest.
He helped the children to construct goody bags including bouquets of roses, edible salted dough jewellery and baked crisps.
He also attended an exhibition by the Halo Trust an anti-landmine charity in Washington DC featuring photographs detailing the story of landmines.
It is a charity that his mother, Princess Diana, also supported when she visited a minefield being cleared by the Halo Trust in Angola in 1997.
He will visit wounded soldiers undergoing therapy at the Walter Reed Medical Center and see the Warrior Games, a sporting event for service people injured at war, as part of his week-long tour.