Prince Harry Meets Fellow Soldiers Wounded In War

Prince Harry Meets Fellow Soldiers Wounded In War After Paying Tribute To The Nation's Fallen At Arlington Cemetery -- Daily Mail

* Prince Harry visited the Walter Reed National Military Center and chatted with injured soldiers
* At Arlington National Cemetery on Friday morning, Prince Harry placed a wreath on the grave of US Army Specialist Michael L Stansbery Jr, who died in Afghanistan in 2010, aged 21
* Even in this somber setting, there was no escaping 'Harry-mania' as women gathered to take his photograph

Prince Harry has said he wants to be a champion of 'wounded warriors' - servicemen and women who have been injured in combat - and today he had his first assignment in the U.S. - as he toured one of the country's largest military medical centers.

Harry's visit to the the Walter Reed National Military Center in Maryland came on the second day of his week-long U.S. tour, which kicked off with visits to Capitol Hill and the White House yesterday, before he paid his respects to fallen soldiers at Arlington Cemetery in Virginia this morning.

Dressed in his Army Air Corps fatigues and desert boots, the 28-year-old Prince, known as Captain Wales in the military, listened intently as he was given a briefing on advances in prosthetics after meeting the center's commander, Rear Admiral Alton Stocks.

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My Comment: Prince Harry has certainly matured in the past year. Kudos for him taking the time to meet his fellow soldiers.