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Peter Dornan

"I started to cry. It was hard to hold back the tears so I just let them flow…"

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Peter takes us to the August of 2006. On this emotional trip abroad, Peter found comfort in a way he never thought possible…

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Name: Peter Dornan Brisbane Australia
Date: 23/11/2008
Comment: loved your story.we may be related-we came from dublin some generations ago-grandmother from cork.lost uncles in france one len dornan also killed by a sniper.my own father,hugh,was traumatised in new guinea fighting japs.i wrote a best seller "the silent men"trying to understand him.where do you live in ireland?-i will contact you peter dornan 24 nov 08



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Peter Dornan in the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Ulster studio
The map of the grave site
The letter Peter received from the Graves Commission
Peter at the grave
The grave site in Belgium
The letter that was in Sam's pocket the day he was shot
The letter that was in Sam's pocket the day he was shot
The letter that was in Sam's pocket the day he was shot

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