"The bond between a mother and son is eternal and transcends even the greatest losses," the Duke of Sussex said in a speech Stephanie Petit is a Royals Editor, Writer and Reporter at PEOPLE.

It has been almost a decade since Prince Harry hung up his military uniform. Yet, somehow, the Duke has managed to keep his finger on the pulse of the military through his Invictus foundation.

Did you become a little more patriotic after Sept. 11, holding your hand over your heart during the national anthem or flying an American flag? Pat Tillman did more, but he always did more. He had to.

"The bond between a mother and son is eternal and transcends even the greatest losses," the Duke of Sussex said in a speech Prince Harry spoke from the heart as he accepted the Pat Tillman Award ...