A SOLDIER’S VIEW of the Vietnam War
Victor 4 Company
“Gibby saw a VC positioning himself to shoot at Padre or me … he had seen the star on his belt and shot the guy dead … VC immediately returned fire along a wide front from perhaps 20 m … we could see the muzzle flashes and immediately began firing at them … they then fired an RPG which fell short on the bank between us.”
It is rare that a military history is written from the perspective of the soldier by the soldier. This book is one of those. It is written by the men and officers of Victor 4 Coy, New Zealanders who served in the Vietnam War from 1969–1970, who tell about their experiences of combat in a faraway land. We have written the book not to celebrate war but to tell the next generation about what we experienced. It is right that we should do this for our children and for our relatives and friends so that they may know what we did. It is a testament also to those seven comrades who gave their lives for their country. May they rest in peace for eternity. – Wira Gardiner
Watch the interview with Pete Ramsay here: https://youtu.be/ryxsrIHuJMc
Duration - 11h 34m.
Author - Victor 4 Company.
Narrator - Pete Ramsay BEM(Mil).
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
“Gibby saw a VC positioning himself to shoot at Padre or me … he had seen the star on his belt and shot the guy dead … VC immediately returned fire along a wide front from perhaps 20 m … we could see the muzzle flashes and immediately began firing at them … they then fired an RPG which fell short on the bank between us.” It is rare that a military history is written from the perspective of the soldier by the soldier. This book is one of those. It is written by the men and officers of Victor 4 Coy, New Zealanders who served in the Vietnam War from 1969–1970, who tell about their experiences of combat in a faraway land. We have written the book not to celebrate war but to tell the next generation about what we experienced. It is right that we should do this for our children and for our relatives and friends so that they may know what we did. It is a testament also to those seven comrades who gave their lives for their country. May they rest in peace for eternity. – Wira Gardiner Watch the interview with Pete Ramsay here: https://youtu.be/ryxsrIHuJMc Duration - 11h 34m. Author - Victor 4 Company. Narrator - Pete Ramsay BEM(Mil). Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:13
00 introduction final
Duration:00:07:12
01 its time to tell final
Duration:00:00:46
02 preface final
Duration:00:02:26
03 foreword final
Duration:00:02:23
04 burnham military camp final
Duration:00:13:02
05 terrendak garrison final
Duration:00:24:03
06 1 aus task force final
Duration:00:09:16
07 nz forces in south vietnam final
Duration:00:22:52
08 deployment in south vietnam final
Duration:00:04:38
09 operation lavarack final
Duration:00:49:18
10 v4 coy hq operation final
Duration:00:25:33
11 one platoon final
Duration:00:27:44
12 two platoon final
Duration:00:28:18
13 three platoon final
Duration:00:58:06
14 mine warfare final
Duration:00:30:44
15 operations with arvn final
Duration:00:59:40
16 summary of v4 ops final
Duration:00:26:20
17 bravery in vietnam final
Duration:00:13:05
18 base operations nui dat final
Duration:00:35:49
19 soldiers tales final
Duration:00:35:37
20 rest and recreation final
Duration:00:11:35
21 our angels in white final
Duration:00:08:43
22 364 days in wakey final
Duration:00:35:18
23 family final
Duration:00:40:04
24 tangihanga final
Duration:00:24:10
25 address by lt col david butler final
Duration:00:06:39
26 v4 reunions final
Duration:00:19:45
27 agent orange final
Duration:00:04:39
28 a nation and its senior general final
Duration:00:05:20
29 exerpts of speech final
Duration:00:08:25
30 in memory of the fallen v2 final
Duration:00:44:04
31 acknowledgements final
Duration:00:08:17
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:02