5th December
Unfortunately Chris didn’t add to his diary today. If you’d like to find out more about Chris, 3PARA or 353, visit our blog on Tumblr.
5th December
Unfortunately Chris didn’t add to his diary today. If you’d like to find out more about Chris, 3PARA or 353, visit our blog on Tumblr.
Nelson Mandela dies age 95.
The Civil Partnership Act comes into force in Britain, giving same-sex couples legal recognition.
Sri Lankan troops drive the Tamil Tiger guerrillas out of their heartland capital of Jaffna after a 49-day operation.
Maxwell business empire faces bankruptcy.
Thatcher defeats Sir Anthony Meyer in the first challenge to her leadership of the Conservative Party.
USSR and Afghanistan sign ‘friendship treaty’.
Egypt severs ties with Arab hardliners.
In Alabama, the Montgomery bus boycott began in response to the arrest of Rosa Parks for refusing to give up her seat on a municipal bus to a white man.
Pyongyang taken as UN retreats.
Aircraft squadron lost in the Bermuda Triangle.
The Lexington, one of the two largest aircraft carriers employed by the United States during World War II, heads to Midway.
Napoleon abandons his army on its disastrous retreat from Moscow, giving command to Marshal Murat.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died a pauper at age 35 in Vienna, Austria.
The 'Pilgrimage of Grace' against Henry VIII's Reformation is persuaded to disband by the duke of Norfolk.
Haiti was discovered by Christopher Columbus.
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.
353 is a charitable trust with the aim of helping members of the military community by delivering long-term support to a variety of charities, soldiers and their families. To make as big a difference as possible through partnerships with other organisations. This enables us to achieve our objective of providing a career and income within 353 for those affected by military conflict.
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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