First event held in London, subsequent events in Orlando, Toronto, Sydney, Dusseldorf and The Hague
Harry accepted award on behalf of Invictus Games Foundation
Invictus Games community emphasizes courage and mutual respect
Invictus Games is a Paralympic-style competition for wounded service members
Moments like these help reduce number of veterans taking their own lives in US
Prince Harry received the Pat Tillman Award for Service at the 2024 ESPYs
Prince Harry served in military rising to rank of Apache helicopter commander and deployed to Afghanistan twice
Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, received the prestigious Pat Tillman Award for Service at the 2024 ESPY Awards on July 11, 2024. The award was presented in recognition of his work with the Invictus Games Foundation and its impact on thousands of veterans and service personnel from over 20 nations. Harry accepted the award not as a royal figure but as a voice for the foundation.
The Invictus Games, founded by Prince Harry in 2014, is a Paralympic-style competition designed for wounded service members. The first event took place in London and subsequent events have been held in Orlando, Toronto, Sydney, Dusseldorf, and The Hague. During his military service which ended in 2015, Harry rose to the rank of Apache helicopter commander and was deployed to Afghanistan twice.
The Duke of Sussex expressed gratitude towards the Tillman family for their support and highlighted the collective spirit of courage and mutual respect within the Invictus Games community. He emphasized that moments like these help reach those in need, reducing more than 20 veterans a day taking their own lives in the United States alone.
The ESPY Awards ceremony was hosted by Serena Williams at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. Other notable attendees included Jennifer Garner, Quinta Brunson, Lindsey Vonn, Drew Brees and his wife Randi Mahomes, and Andy Reid. The event honored athletes from various sports backgrounds for their remarkable achievements.
Prince Harry is the recipient of the Pat Tillman Award for Service at the 2024 ESPY Awards.
British royals expert Hilary Fordwich believes Harry should have declined the award due to backlash.
Admiral Lord Alan West, Former Royal Navy Chief and Labour peer, advised Harry against accepting the award due to military controversy.
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The authors make editorializing statements about Prince Harry's decision to accept the Pat Tillman Award and his lack of experience. They also use sensational language such as 'exceptionally bad publicity'.
> The latest to lash out at him is Admiral Lord Alan West, Former Royal Navy Chief and Labour peer, saying that ‘he ought to think very hard and long’ about accepting this particular award as it ‘doesn’t travel well with people in the military.’<
> This entire debacle points to Harry’s lack of experience and understanding of the commercial sector, the world he has chosen to operate in.<
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The authors make an appeal to authority fallacy by quoting Hilary Fordwich's opinions without providing any evidence or context as to why her opinions are valid or true. They also use inflammatory rhetoric by describing the backlash against Prince Harry as 'furious' and 'sitting back and not accepting awards like this' as a negative thing.
> British royals expert Hilary Fordwich told Fox News Digital that Harry should have graciously declined the award in response to the controversy.
> ‘His refusal to turn down the Pat Tillman Award, despite suffering a furious backlash with the petition urging ESPN to reconsider its decision… tangibly shows how his popularity has plummeted," Fordwich claimed.
> ‘he ought to think very hard and long' about accepting this particular award as it ‘doesn't travel well with people in the military,’
> ‘This entire debacle points to Harry's lack of experience and understanding of the commercial sector, the world he has chosen to operate in.
> ‘ESPN wants to honor Harry not for what he has done, since many others have done and accomplished more, per [Tillman's mother] Mary Tillman,"
The latest to lash out at him is Admiral Lord Alan West, Former Royal Navy Chief and Labour peer, saying that ‘he ought to think very hard and long’ about accepting this particular award as it ‘doesn't travel well with people in the military.
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The authors use the phrase 'exceptionally bad publicity' to describe the backlash against Prince Harry receiving the Pat Tillman Award. This language implies that those opposing Harry's receipt of the award are extreme or unreasonable.
This entire debacle points to Harry’s lack of experience and understanding of the commercial sector, the world he has chosen to operate in. ESPN wants to honor Harry not for what he has done, since many others have done and accomplished more, per [Tillman’s mother] Mary Tillman, but because it generates huge publicity for them whilst harming Harry with exceptionally bad publicity.
Prince Harry accepted the Pat Tillman Award for Service at the 2024 ESPY Awards in Los Angeles.
He received the award in recognition of his work with the Invictus Games, a Paralympic-style competition he founded for wounded service members.
The Duke of Sussex thanked the Tillman family and highlighted the work of Invictus Games Foundation and its impact on thousands of veterans and service personnel from over 20 nations.
Prince Harry shared that Invictus Games is celebrating ten years of witnessing life-changing impact and healing through sport, despite global conflicts and division.
The first Invictus Games took place in London in 2014, with subsequent events held in Orlando, Toronto, Sydney, Dusseldorf, and The Hague.
During his military service which ended in 2015, Prince Harry rose to the rank of Apache helicopter commander and was deployed to Afghanistan twice.
In 2012, he was named the best front-seat pilot or co-pilot gunner from his class of more than 20 fellow Apache helicopter pilots by the British Defense Ministry.
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