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New Zealand provided a force of combat soldiers despite protests at home. A total of 3800 served in combat resulting in 37 killed in action and 187 wounded.

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    New Zealand provided a force of combat soldiers despite protests at home. A total of 3800 served in combat resulting in 37 killed in action and 187 wounded.

    They were called Ghost due to the unusual tactic of helicopter landings far from the search area and stealthy patrols through the jungle for weeks at a time.

    The video link below includes combat footage and interviews. The Kiwi vets seem to be a very sensitive and intelligent. They were not well received when returning home. Maybe a psychologist could compare New Zealand battle field morals and ethics with South Korea and the U.S.A. NZ appears to be a pacifist society.

    Other countries including the Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, and Canada provided some support.

    Conclusion: The South Vietnamese Army numbered over a million men at war's end and had suffered over a million killed and wounded. It was their civil war not ours. Their troops were sent to re-education camps and are now under one flag.

    New Zealand on Screen link
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