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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 visit 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. | He also laid a wreath on the grave of one of the American soldiers, selected at random, who died in Afghanistan. |
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 also visited the Walter Reid military hospital for wounded soldiers. | |
At Arlington cemetery he knelt on one knee and laid a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier before standing to attention. | |
The cemetery holds great significance for Americans because 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. | 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 and signed the message Captain Henry Wales. | |
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 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 guerrilla-style behind Japanese lines during the Burma campaign in World War II. | |
He died in 1944 following a plane crash and his remains were transported to Arlington. | He died in 1944 following a plane crash and his remains were transported to Arlington. |
After visiting the cemetery, Prince Harry continued to Walter Reid military hospital in Washington DC, where he met soldiers undergoing physical therapy for wounds sustained on military service. | |
Goody bags | |
On Thursday - the first day of his trip - the prince met Michelle Obama at a White House reception honouring America's military mothers. | 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 about 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 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. | 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. | 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. |
Later on Prince Harry will go to see the Warrior Games, a sporting event for service people injured at war, as part of his week-long tour. |