In May-June 1968, New Zealand, Australian and United States forces were involved in a series of actions at FSB Coral and FSB Balmoral, around 20-kilometres north of Bien Hoa.
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On 18 August 1966, D Company of 6RAR encountered a 1500-2000 strong NVA and VC force in the Long Tan rubber plantation five kilometres east of Nui Dat.
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Rugby match at Ba RiaFilm footage of a rugby match played between New Zealand's 161 Battery (maroon jerseys) and 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (black jerseys) at Ba Ria, South Vietnam in 1966.
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Ruka Hudson lost his legs after stepping on a mine during the Vietnam War. He has gone on to become a successful artist, proud father and grandfather, korowai teacher, fluent te reo Maori speaker and keen fisherman.
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New Zealand military personnel and civilian volunteers served in the jungles, skies, hospital wards, training camps, and offices of South Vietnam from 1963 to 1975.
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On the 16th November 1968 a malaria reduced and physically exhausted platoon of fifteen (normally 30) men from V3 Coy blundered into an enemy camp and were badly shot up.
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Awards for gallantry for Kiwis depended upon what was in the pot left over from the Aussies awards.
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I worked in Vietnam as a nurse on the international Save the Children Fund team (UK, Norway, NZ) 11 Dec 1974 to 5 April 1975 when evacuated. Worked in child health clinics on Quang Tri province border, and briefly in Da Nang as
Geof was a medical orderly attached to 161 Battery. His corps was RNZAMC and his rank was Corporal. Lest we Forget.
Dad had the three bars on his right hand shoulder that I remember - Please correct this - I can find a picture of him that shows it? ill ask mum (o;