Vietnam Veterans - Tribute08

**Terminated** · 29th May 2008, 11:15

I just contacted Tribute08:

http://www.tribute08.com/

I understand that there is a small number of Aussies coming across the ditch and some US vets that will be attending.

Are there any Vietnam Veteran KB members attending?

I intend going to Civic Square Saturday morning for the 10am march to Parliament.

Welcome any Personal Message and possible meeting in town.

Heads Up

**mowgli** · 29th May 2008, 11:22

Originally Posted by BuckBuckNo1

Heads Up

Heads up indeed. Crank out Flight of the Valkyries and pay homage to the mighty Huey.

**Swoop** · 29th May 2008, 11:52

I was working in Sydney in 1987, when they had their "Official Parade" and welcome home. Something sorely missing when the Vet's returned from Vietnam.
The Vet's I spoke with were over the moon to have that day, finally.

One guy (according to the media at the time) had returned home after combat, stayed the night with his family and then disappeared never to be heard of again... until he came out of the shadows for that parade.

Why NZ has taken so long to say "Thanks, and sorry", goodness only knows.
They bloody well deserve it.

**slimjim** · 29th May 2008, 11:55

glad my dad and his brother's can finally smile ,

**young1** · 29th May 2008, 12:06

All of the defence force needs to be thanked for the work they do and I certainly do agree that the Vietnam Vets have waited way too long.

**Robert Taylor** · 29th May 2008, 19:31

Originally Posted by young1

All of the defence force needs to be thanked for the work they do and I certainly do agree that the Vietnam Vets have waited way too long.

Agreed. Interesting though that the ''great pacifist of our time'' aka Frankensteins sister chose election year to make such an apology. Interesting also that she would have been one of those protestors at the time of that war decrying the servicemen.
The biggest problem with Vietnam was that General Westmoreland wasnt given the tools to finish the job as the war was fought on television. I have absolutely no sympathy for the communists.

**sAsLEX** · 29th May 2008, 21:04

Originally Posted by young1

All of the defence force needs to be thanked for the work they do

Its a shame people are annoyed at the inconvenience we cause them at times.

We had some helicopter training on Tuesday night and received 125 noise complaints from the poor little Jaffas......

**peasea** · 29th May 2008, 21:34

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

Its a shame people are annoyed at the inconvenience we cause them at times.

We had some helicopter training on Tuesday night and received 125 noise complaints from the poor little Jaffas......

They'd be the first to moan if the shite went down and there was nobody to defend their parking space.

Cocks. I'm so glad to be outta there.

**Terminated** · 31st May 2008, 14:11

Originally Posted by BuckBuckNo1

I intend going to Civic Square Saturday morning for the 10am march to Parliament.

I was not in Australia when the 'Welcome Home' to the Vietnam Veterans was held in 1988 there. So today, I am very thankful for the opportunity to have participated in the march and attend the ceremony at Parliament House.

Heads Up

**Swoop** · 31st May 2008, 21:21

Watching the news, there appeared to be a good turnout!

I was surprised to see protestors! FFS...
That didn't happen in '87.

**nudemetalz** · 1st June 2008, 11:37

Mind you,...wasn't a "young" Helen Clark among the protestors when the new Skyhawks were being towed from the docks back in 1970??

**Terminated** · 1st June 2008, 20:52

Originally Posted by Swoop

Watching the news, there appeared to be a good turnout!

I was surprised to see protestors! FFS...
That didn't happen in '87.

Arrived at the Civic Square in my riding gear and reporter Emma Jollap [sic] from TV3 asked the digger carrying the Aussie flag and me for interviews.

In the news item last night there we were in two very brief commentary clips:http://www.tv3.co.nz/Video/Thousands...4/Default.aspx

1969 seems many moons ago, but yesterday listening to the dates (KIA) of each of thirty seven Kiwi servicemen I could not help but reflect where I was that year: Perth, Sydney, Sea, Sunda Strait (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:S...ait_map_v3.png) , then off Singapore, then into South Vietnam to unload military equipment and disembark numerous soldiers from a Royal Australian Regiment that joined the ship in Brisbane, then embark numerous more from a returning Royal Australian Regiment shipping them back to Fremantle and Port Adelaide. Listening to the dates took us back there immediately....Lest We Forget.