Dog Soldiers: Part 3 of 3: Love, loyalty and sacrifice on the front line

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Isabel George. Dog Soldiers: Part 3 of 3: Love, loyalty and sacrifice on the front line

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Chapter 14. I really miss you, son …

Chapter 15. Hero dogs

Chapter 16. Coping beyond hope

Chapter 17. Moving on

Epilogue. The Fallen

About the Publisher

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It was heartbreaking to read. I have only read the letter three times since that day but the contents have got me through many a dark moment, I can tell you. It was just typical Liam – like having him back in the room. It is really strange but Liam seemed to know exactly what people needed to hear from him and, at times, he gave us a rare glimpse of Liam thinking hard about his future. He even talks about if he had kids – bless him. He also said how he would like to be remembered with the annual rugby match and his mates enjoying a good booze-up in his name. My God he would wish he was there with them too.

Sometimes he forgot that the letter had to be in the past tense so there are alterations all the way through, like the mention of having kids: he forgot that it should have been ‘if I had had kids’, and where he had realised his mistake he scribbled it out and corrected it. Liam wrote as if he was speaking to all of us in turn and although it was typically random in his thoughts it was thoughtful and he was always a thoughtful boy. Laura says that’s what she misses most about Liam: whatever the situation he always said the right thing to make people feel better. She misses that most of all, and Nicola misses his sense of humour. Everything was laced with a laugh – even the last letter.

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