Vietnam Vets get apology
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- May
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Four decades later, veterans who fought in the jungles of Vietnam received a formal apology from the government for the poor treatment and neglect they received when they came home. The government of New Zealand, that is.
I never realized that troops from other countries who soldiered in Vietnam were treated as badly as ours were until I saw this story online this morning from The Dominion Post.
The almost 4,000 Kiwis who served in Vietnam faced the same lack of support upon returning home and have been dealing with many of the same issues, including Agent Orange related health problems and post-traumatic stress disorder. Nice to see that their government is finally giving them a proper welcome home.
I remember my Dad telling me about Australian guys he befriended in Vietnam. I’d be interested in hearing from any of our local vets about allied soldiers they got to know over there.
This entry was posted
on Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 at 3:25 pm by Rich Liebson. 
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Rich hello regarding your article about reconition for new zeland veterans it seems every country works the same i guess. They put their people in harms way they come back and have all shorts of medical problems and years latter they decide to give them the reconition which should have been given as soon as they come home I believe their are good people in every country its just i guess pushing the right buttons to make them do the right thing for those who served