30th November
Chris was back on home soil for R&R 14th – 30th November. If you missed any of his previous entries, use the navigation bar below to cycle through the diary. Alternatively, if you’d like to read his diary from the start click here.
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Paul Walker dies age 40.
John Sentamu is enthroned as archbishop of York, the first black archbishop of the Church of England.
Bill Clinton, the first serving US president to visit Northern Ireland, gets a rapturous welcome by both Catholics and Protestants.
The Achille Lauro cruise ship catches fire and sinks to the bottom of the sea near Somalia.
Animal activists bomb Downing Street.
White House announces no full withdrawal from Vietnam, until final truce agreement signed.
The Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, celebrates his 80th birthday in a day of ceremonies and tributes to his remarkable career.
USSR attacks Finland.
Battle of Franklin, Tennessee.
Hisham III is deposed in Cordoba, ending the Umayyad dynasty and the rival Islamic caliphate in Spain.
Cnut, king of Denmark, claims the throne of all England after Edmund 'Ironside', king of England, dies.
Hello mum
Thank you for my letter, it was nice to hear from you, tried ringing today but don’t think you had any signal will ring tonight when get off stag.
Anyways ha ha bet it is weird not having all three of us ringing asking for stuff! Enjoy the peace sure we will all be at it again in the summer lol.
It’s actually freezing here at night and getting colder every night can’t wait for March apparently go back to being hot all the time again.
Anyways Mum just thought id say i love you loads your the best mum ever and not to worry I am on some spartan shit out here lol.
And if Dad aint told you ill be home very soon.
Love you loads, Con
xxxx
Ps. well done for guessing the address
Hello everyone,
Tried ringing this morning but mum had no signal and guess Dad was at work, so no dramas will try again tonight.
Urr normal shite same day different day if that makes sense.
Tell Jord thanks for his letter, glad he is doing ok at uni, and glad he aint smashed any vehicles up lol.
So 20 days till RNR mega can’t wait to see everyone and cannot wait to eat, I am thinking McDonalds straight away then Dominoes in the evening lol.
About the mail probably best off sending it even if am back home will just get put to one side so at least have some morale when im back.
Dogs are all cool, even getting cold so built them all a dog kennel thing.
Don’t know where we are landing, apparently might land at Stansted which will be a lick but if can get us from there would be good, anyways speak to you tonight
love you con x
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