A man who became one of the faces of the Bali bombings in the immediate aftermath admits he thought he was “on his last legs” while being interviewed on his hospital bed.

And he was right.

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Peter Hughes spoke with his face completely swollen and blistered, with burns all over his body.

But he said at the time he was “OK” and nurses and doctors should help those worse off than him.

He fell into a month-long coma, dying three times on life support.

Miraculously, Mr Hughes survived.

He’s in Bali today for the 20th anniversary service and told Neil Mitchell he had to be there for those who didn’t make it home.

It was an attitude survivors had at the time, and still do today.

Speaking on 3AW, Mr Hughes recalled a conversation he had in the aftermath with then-Army chief, General Sir Peter Cosgrove.

“He said he saw Diggers without uniforms on, that’s what he said,” Mr Hughes told Neil Mitchell.

“And it felt like it.

“We were fighting for our lives, but we were also fighting to save other people’s lives at the same time.

“Who does that? Australians do that. It’s a fact.”

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The interview had an immediate impact on Neil Mitchell’s audience.

Darren caught the end of it while at work and felt compelled to call in.

He broke down in tears.

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