Prince Harry Fights in Afghanistan

Prince Harry, under the radar of worldwide media coverage, has spent the last 10 weeks in a dangerous province of Afghanistan-fighting alongside soldiers on the front lines. Although the motives behind the prince's voluntary enlistment may seem strange to some, Prince Harry asserts that he simply wanted to experience the condition of a 'normal person' and experience life from a less sheltered perspective. But because of possible dangers associated with the prince in Afghanistan, and since word eventually came out, it was decided that he should be brought home immediately.

Although royalty shouldn't be an issue in war, it's very logical to assume that the group of fighters he was with took it on themselves to protect the prince in some way. At the same time some soldiers may have fostered a sense of resentment or confusion that the prince would want to put himself (and them) in danger or have the audacity to walk a mile in their shoes. But he did and from what information is coming out now, he patrolled with the best of them.

The situation could be compared to a hypothetical circumstance in which the son of the president of the United States snuck away to fight terrorism. None the less, anyone fighting a war-no matter their position in society-should be treated as if they were anyone else. It's likely that this was exactly the kind of experience the prince wanted to have. Also, the Ministry of Defense may have a lot to learn from what Prince Harry saw during his time in Helmand province and it may give Britain greater insight into the war itself.