ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />STORY: Prince Harry chose not to participate in a military exercise at a training camp in Jamaica on Wednesday (March 7) out of respect for six British soldiers reported killed in Afghanistan.<br/> <br />The young royal was supposed to rappel down a new training wall at a Jamaican Defense Force (JDF) facility. But he skipped that exercise, and looked on, after Royal press officials said he deemed it inappropriate.<br/> <br />In one of the deadliest attacks on British forces in Afghanistan, six British soldiers were killed Tuesday evening (March 6) when an explosion hit their armored vehicle in the southwestern region.<br/> <br />However, Prince Harry did take part in some live target practice.<br/> <br />Dressed in camouflage, a helmet, and a flak jacket, Harry fired several rounds with a rifle at an outdoor range.<br/> <br />Local soldiers later held up the paper silhouette targets showing the prince's good aim, pointing out how he did not shoot the dog in the picture.<br/> <br />The 27-year-old prince, who recently qualified as an Apache attack helicopter pilot, then got into a helicopter that he was going to pilot to the island's north coast.<br/> <br />Harry is touring Caribbean countries to mark the Queen's diamond jubilee year.<br/> <br />Jamaica, which is a member of the Commonwealth and retains the monarch Elizabeth as head of state, has been independent from Britain since 1962.
