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Robert Dornan: I am writing this letter on behalf of my husband, Specialist First Class Donald H. Dugan, and my family. My husband was…

On the recordJune 19, 1996
I am writing this letter on behalf of my husband, Specialist First Class Donald H. Dugan, and my family. My husband was killed disarming an explosive device while deployed in Bosnia. I would like to take this opportunity to let everyone know he was not the type of person that the media has represented him to be. He was portrayed as careless for trying to disarm the explosive when specific guidance had been issued to leave explosives alone. He was not careless.
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Robert Dornan
Republican · California

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Addressing the portrayal of her late husband, Specialist First Class Donald H. Dugan, in media coverage.

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