Looking for Grandad - from New York to Samoa
Charles Morse was a US soldier who served in American Samoa in 1942. While there, he fell in love with a woman called Eppe. Charles鈥� relatives uncover the story of their romance.
Charles Morse was a US soldier who served in the American Samoa in 1942. While he was there, he fell in love with a woman called Eppe. She was the daughter of the village chief 鈥� and they were not given permission to marry. Seventy years later, Charles鈥� relatives uncovered the story of their love.
Mariela Shaker is a Syrian refugee whose violin became her saviour, even when it seemed the war would put an end to her dreams of playing music.
Image: Charles Morse
Credit: The Morse Family
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