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Aberfan, June Legg

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    June Legg: I was at nurse in [?] hospital.
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    We were all asked if we would like
    to help out,
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    and my children were the same age
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    as the ones that were...
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    were trapped,
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    in the school.
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    And I didn't know if I could do it.
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    I wanted to help, but I -- I
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    just couldn't.
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    And the nurse said, well, she said,
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    "Think that at least
    the mothers will know
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    that you're doing...
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    [whispers]
    you'll be doing it for them.
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    For the children, as well."
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    And, uh...
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    I realized, after, yes.
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    But, I -- I'm glad
    that she said that,
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    because I had thought
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    that I would just break down,
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    but, uh...
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    we went over to Aberfan.
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    We were all posted up on the tip.
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    And we were told,
    when the Klaxon horn went,
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    to move.
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    And we were there,
    we had a few minor injuries.
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    And then, the Klaxon horn went.
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    And we went down to
    an old chapel,
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    by the river,
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    and we were all getting ready
    to help out there,
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    and we had the cover to move,
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    because the river was flooding in.
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    So, off we went again,
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    and, somehow,
    I got lost from all the rest,
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    and eventually, I found them.
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    They were all being taken
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    in the ambulance,
    for exposure.
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    because they only had
    their uniforms on.
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Aberfan, June Legg
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