Note: The following is taken from the original after action report.
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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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- My first memory of the Vietnam War came about in July 1965 whilst standing at the edge of the runway at Whenuapai airbase waving GOODBYE to my Dad and other members of the 161 Battery of the Royal New Zealand Artillery.
- Tokohau Rima Samuels (1931–1975), known as Sam, was born to Rima and Evelyn Samuels on the 19th November 1931 at Turua, near Thames, New Zealand. He was of Tainui and Whakatohea decent plus European.
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Also flew as supernumerary aircrew in 1971: Changi–Paya Lebar–Kon Kain–Chiang Mai–Paya Lebar–Changi. Flew as guest crew on a RAF Nimrod on a maritime patrol through the Straits of Malacca in 1972.
I have a few photos of FSB Le Loi taken in August 1970 when my platoon occupied it for over a week whilst under command 8RAR. Not sure how I can add them to this post though.