Harry Hewitt NOT going to iraq

[DannyB]

Originally Posted by Jay

Poor chap is damned if he does and damned if he doesn't - irrespective of the family he was born into (and who ever gets to choose that?) he's a credit to the country and has done himself and the rest of us proud. He could so easily have chosen the easy life and coasted along however he didn't and I for one applaud his determination to serve his country.

Have some green for that one.

[Jay]

To paraphrase Henry V at Agincourt;

"Cry 'God for Harry! England and St George"

(my old English teacher would have been so proud of me )

[hilrosepaul]

Just a thought - his troop probably has the best equipment, etc available. If he is withdrawn; will all the kit go as well?

[edit] Hope Not [edit]

[warmwaterdiver]

apparently he's on his way back after security concerns, shame as he seemed to be doing the right thing

we cannot be seen to be giving in to terrorists but understand that once the news was public that he was over there, it was only a matter of time before he was withdrawn

[Lazlo]

Originally Posted by Jay

To paraphrase Henry V at Agincourt;

"Cry 'God for Harry! England and St George"

(my old English teacher would have been so proud of me )

To paraphrase Macbeth:

It is a tale ... full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

(From my A-level English Literature btw.)

[gerbil]

I'm going to break the habit of a lifetime and comend the press (well those who managed to excercise self control) for showing the level of restraint that they did. Didn't actually think that they had it in them.








EDIT: Now if they could do the same over the Diana fiasco and other celebs i'll be even happier

[Lazlo]

Originally Posted by gerbil

I'm going to break the habit of a lifetime and comend the press (well those who managed to excercise self control) for showing the level of restraint that they did. Didn't actually think that they had it in them.

Except that they only did it because they got special access to him. Not because they had any self-respect.

Blimey, my glass really is half-empty today isn't it?

[hilrosepaul]

Perhaps they should team up with Ross Kemp (share a film crew, etc)

[CatB]

Originally Posted by Jay

Poor chap is damned if he does and damned if he doesn't - irrespective of the family he was born into (and who ever gets to choose that?) he's a credit to the country and has done himself and the rest of us proud. He could so easily have chosen the easy life and coasted along however he didn't and I for one applaud his determination to serve his country.

Spot on.

It's a shame the idiotic media means he is going to have to cut his tour short.

[thirtymetres]

Good on Harry - shame on the media leak.

But it just shows that for - is it 8 weeks the reading public didn't notice that there were no press reports on Harry. Doesn't that say something.

Maybe its better for him to stay doing what he wants than be hounded by the paps day and night...

...they could always go to him if they're desperate for a piccy, of someone doing a real job!