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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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So, so they were taken back,
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and I was left there.
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I was going to meet my husband,
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because he was in the police force.
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He was there as well.
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Eventually, I found
our little mini car,
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and my husband came,
thank goodness.
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And everywhere seemed to me
to be black.
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Absolutely, it was pouring
and it was like black rain.
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There was a little road
beside a canal,
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one drop on one side
and the canal on the other,
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And luckily, we've been rallying,
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so we were able
to follow the road,
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and we arrived safely home.
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But I'll never forget.
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Never forget that.
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i was just glad, in a way,
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that I didn't have to
see any of the children,
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but I was there ready,
if needed.
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