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Remembering the New London School Disaster through Doyle Peterson
Doyle Peterson, Savannah River Site retiree, recalls the 1987 New London Texas explosion that killed 293 students and teachers. He describes the wet gas decision, evacuation, and the town’s long recovery, including a monument on the site and personal family losses.
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Aiken Standard
D.M. Andreasset Peterson
New London School
Savannah River
Doyle Peterson
New York
Peterson
New London
Texas
Oklahoma
East Texas
Army of Occupation
Europe
Kenneth Cuvelier
Kenneth
Jacqueline
American Legion
Henderson
Tryside
Orange
Sncre
France
Letha
Aiken
Glen Peterson
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