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A light Left Burning

By 26 February 2020August 21st, 2023Feature Article, North&South

A Light Left Burning

Bryan Petersen was killed more than 50 years ago in a deeply unpopular foreign war. His loss – and the loss of innocence – still ripples in his home town. John Summers traces Petersen’s story to Eketahuna.
By John Summers
Bryan Petersen died at 21, one of 37 New Zealand active-services casualties of the Vietnam War.

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