No-one is suggesting Invictus is anything other than a truly good initiative, but it has become the Meghan and Harry show. And who actually believes that Harry is anything other than the celebrity' 'face' of the games. Do you think he's doing anything other than fronting up when and where he's told?
Yes, I do actually. Last year during the period that I watched the Invictus docuseries and then as much as I could of last year’s games, i read at least 2 veterans’ accounts of Harry spending time with them away from the games.
The Pat Tillman award isn’t meant to be awarded to an organisation afaik. I believe Harry will emphasise Invictus in his speech. It would be nice to have someone unsung from Invictus receiving the medal but unfortunately famous people getting awards for something is more likely to raise the profile of a charitable organisation. This is unfortunate as I wish people would value the unsung amongst us more than famous people but generally speaking they don’t.
If you’ve watched the whole Heart of Invictus documentary then I’m happy to exchange further views on this, but I sometimes feel I’m debating Invictus and Harry (and Meghan) with people who have only read critical newspaper articles, sm and seen highlights of games.