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Prince Harry wrote to Ghanaian veterans to congratulate him on fundraising efforts
Prince Harry praised the veteran for doing the hard work for a good cause.
“Even in ’95 years young ‘I imagined it was not an easy task,” he wrote in a letter to Hammond and seen by CNN.
“However, given the service and selflessness that you have shown throughout your life, it doesn’t surprise me that you will face challenges like this – and that you want to go further. As you say yourself, that’s amazing!”
“He is a veteran and I am a veteran. I sit calmly and think about … his achievements and think why not, if he does it in England, at the age of 95, I can do it myself,” he told CNN at the time.
Hammond and Moore fought in Myanmar, then known as Burma in World War II. Hammond said he served as a mechanic in the army where he was bound to the 3rd Gold Coast regiment as an infantry soldier, who fought alongside British soldiers.
Prince Harry praised the two veterans for his achievements, saying he had provided “a good example for the world” of the importance of serving one’s community.
Last year, during the celebration of the Commonwealth army in England, Hammond met the Queen and members of the Royal Family, including Prince Harry whom he liked. “Specifically this man, Prince Harry, I clung to him because he was also a soldier, he had been to Afghanistan, and we talked about the military, my battalion. We exchanged ideas. It was incredible,” he told CNN.
Recalling the meeting, Prince Harry said in his letter that it was “an honor and pleasure” to meet with the veteran. “It is an honor and pleasure to meet you at the Field of Remembrance in London last year, and Meghan and I send you our warmest wishes,” he added.
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