28th December
Chris didn’t make any notes in his diary today. Instead, we’re sharing just one of the many kind messages of support he and the lads received from notable public figures, friends and family while on tour.
I could never do what you do
Though you’re all so brave and true
And until this nightmare ends
I will say a prayer for you
Till you come home safe and sound
As the day that you were born
Have yourself a merry old Christmas
We all love a man in a uniform!
Boy George
Billy Taylor dies age 89.
The British Government announces plans to tighten airline security by allowing armed guards on some British flights to the USA.
British customs officials seize £70m of Colombian cocaine thought to be linked to the Mafia.
A shake-up of broadcasting franchises paves the way for breakfast television.
Passengers retrace a fatal journey on the 100th anniversary of a train plunging from the Tay Bridge into icy waters.
South Vietnamese win costly battle at Binh Gia.
One of Britain's largest abattoirs closes down after foot-and-mouth disease is found in cattle waiting to be slaughtered.
Victor Emmanuel III, the last King of Italy, died while in exile in Alexandria, Egypt.
Silent film star and inventor of mechanical turn signal dies.
An earthquake in Sicily kills over 100,000 people and destroys several towns on this day in 1908.
First commercial movie screened.
John C. Calhoun became the first American ever to resign the office of vice president.
British post troops on John’s Island.
This is the real diary of a soldier who fought on the frontline in Afghanistan. In his own words, Pte.C.Burtenshaw 3011 6964 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, writes a brutally honest account of his experiences, not just as his therapy, but for his children.
The Diary Of My Afghanistan Tour 2010/2011, portrays the human element of the Afghanistan conflict to help those back home understand, that ‘as much as we love of our jobs and being out here, we are all of us, still human.’
It is a person. It is inspired by Conrad Lewis. Who became the 353rd soldier in the theatre of Afghanistan to give up everything for what he believed in.
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The 353 Trust supports injured soldiers, the families of the bereaved, and other military charities, with our combined efforts and in Conrad's memory. Funds raised will be shared amongst other military charities including;
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