Al at The Vietnam Memorial

USA/Washington DC

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November 4th 2005
Dear All, Well, we finally set off from Heathrow on the 1st November and landed the same day at Dulles. The flight was pretty painless and the officials at Dulles, a little less grim than when Joanna and I went over (the Dec after Sept 11). Jeff picked us up from the airport and we were whisked away to their beautiful home on a golf course in Rockville, just north of DC. The boys have really ... read more

North America » United States » District of Columbia » Washington

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more