23rd 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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Larry Hagman dies.
Riots force Miss World out of Nigeria.
At least 100 passengers die after a hijacked passenger jet runs out of fuel and crashes into the Indian Ocean.
Charlie and the Chocolate factory creator Roald Dahl dies.
Almost 1,000 passengers are trapped in smoke-filled tunnels for three hours after a fire at Oxford Circus underground station.
Southern Italy rocked by earthquake.
The People's Republic of China takes its seat at the UN, replacing the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Elvis Presley’s ‘Spinout’ opens in U.S. theatres.
Johnson takes over as US president.
Adolf Hitler orders German troops in Stalingrad to 'dig in', ensuring they will be encircled and cut off.
Romania becomes an Axis ‘power’ .
Battle of Ctesiphon in Mesopotamia.
Ten-year-old Princess Wilhelmina became Queen of the Netherlands upon the death of her father William III. Her mother Queen Emma acted as Regent until 1898.
Perkin Warbeck, defeated pretender to the throne of Henry VII, is hanged at Tyburn as a traitor.
Hiya Dad,
Oh my God, how the fuck did you get Sir Alex Ferguson to write me a letter, you are bloody amazing pure amazing. What a bloke he is, as if he said he’d try get some good results.
Amazing Dad, pure morale. Especially as they messed the post up.
The crap hat useless waste of space, forgot to put the parcels on the wagon for the resupply so only got letters, but that one made my month.
Thanks for all the football updates, how’s the table looking any news on Rossi and the Ducati?
How is everyone. Guess Jord will be back for Christmas soon. I’ve got 27 days and I can’t come home quick enough. What do I want for christmas? Well 14 thai girls would be a laugh lol.
How about a 911 with the GT kit on it in black lol. I dunno mate, not that arsed just be nice to be home, but new call of duty black ops, and medal of honour, sound good. Or maybe a new monster TV my one in my room is fucked.
What’s point man like well its a hard job, a lot of responsibility. I have to pick the route, plan it, decide venerable areas (VA). Clear the VA and of course when you get contacted everything comes your way lol. But it is a good, ali job.
I get the most rounds down and got best chance of killing these twats. But ill tell you all about it in May after all this shit is over in the pub.
Bit of a strange week, PF have been here so been working with them, was thinking maybe going for that instead. But why be a panda bear instead of a grizzly bear lol. Anyway hope everything is ok. Im sweet. All over this shit. I am like that ali bloke in black hawk down the delta force one. Ha Ha.
Love you loads
Con X
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