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During the Vietnam War the New Zealand Defence Force deployed a number of individuals, a number of small military elements, an artillery battery (on a rotational basis) and nine infantry rifle companies in support of the Australian Task Force role. This is the story about one of those elements, 1 Platoon, Victor 6 Company, 4RAR/NZ Anzac Battalion. In 1971, during Operation Hermit Park, four New Zealand servicemen demonstrated outstanding gallantry rescuing wounded Australian servicemen while under heavy and intense enemy fire. Such injustice prompted the author and the Company Commander of Victor 6 to seek proper recognition from the New Zealand Government for over fifty years. The dramatic events of the action involving the four New Zealand soldiers are detailed in this book. It is the author's hope that this written record will serve as both a testament to their bravery and as a resource for those continuing the fight for recognition of these unsung heroes.

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Norman Fry was born in New Zealand. Educated at Auckland Grammar. Served in the New Zealand Army 1965-1988. Commanding Officer 2/1 RNZIR. Director of Army Training. 1988-1994 in the Australian Army. SO1 Operations Defence Centre Victoria. Graduate Officer Cadet School Portsea, the Australian Army Staff College and the Australian Joint Services Staff College. Platoon Commander, 1 Platoon, Victor 6 Company, 4RAR/NZ (ANZAC Battalion), Vietnam 1971

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