BBC: Father Gets Card After Iraq Death

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Father gets card after Iraq death

Peter McFerran had arranged to see a Wales rugby world cup match

A father whose son was killed in southern Iraq received a birthday card from him two days after he had died. Peter McFerran, 24, from Flintshire was one of three RAF servicemen who died in a mortar attack on a base in Basra.

His father, Robert McFerran, who spent 10 years in the RAF himself, said he broke down as he opened the card at his home in Connah's Quay.

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Mr McFerran received his son's card on Saturday, on it he had written the RAF Regiment motto, Per Ardua, which is Latin for "through adversity". He had also written: "Dear Dad, see you in September, love Peter". Mr McFerran said: "I was opening various cards from well-wishers today (Saturday) and I just thought it was another one. I nearly had a heart attack when I realised it was from Peter."

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"He would ring us up," Mr McFerran said. "The last time I spoke to him he was a bit fed up really. He was tired because he had been on duty.

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