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'There's something but we cannot define it' - PTSD
There is something but we cannot define it.
Vietnam gunner - Terry Farrell
My name is Terence John Farrell. I enlisted in the Royal New Zealand Artillery in 1967 and did one tour to Vietnam during 1968-1969.
Vietnam gunner - Terry Farrell
My name is Terence John Farrell. I enlisted in the Royal New Zealand Artillery in 1967 and did one tour to Vietnam during 1968-1969.
Vietnam gunner - Terry Farrell
My name is Terence John Farrell. I enlisted in the Royal New Zealand Artillery in 1967 and did one tour to Vietnam during 1968-1969.
Wounded in Vietnam - Paul Campion
I was wounded on 20 August 1970. I had joined the army as a Tankie and later transferred to 161 Battery for an overseas tour in South Vietnam, 12 months in country.
While 161 Battery was in South Vietnam one of the best chess players was Sergeant Heta Tobin, (Ngapuhi). As a chess player, Heta was brilliant, and his reputation was well known.
Written after the announcement by Keith Holyoake that New Zealand will contribute troops to Vietnam. Pastures green, poppy fields, graves for soldiers fallen. A wooden cross marks a resting place, a thousand miles from loved ones.
Poem written by Mike Subritzky in 1970. Young Kiwi soldiers, lying so quietly, merged into the rotting jungle floor. Spaced in a line, rifles in hand, machine guns steady, silent and still.