The Grey Ghosts - Maori Warriors in Vietnam (OmdtU) 

Today is ANZAC DAY and I watched Maori TV screen a documentary of our Vietnam Warriors. Growing up wondering why my daddy didn't walk in the parades or stand silently in the background at the dawn parades was a puzzle to me I thought my daddy was the greatest hero in the world. He worked hard real hard and still saw me off at my high school ball between shifts with a limo. Daddy didn't talk much about his years in the army he told me he was a cook. I got older and asked my father to sign my permission forms for the Army so I could join.....he looked at me and cried there is no place for a maori women to be in the army there is no place for our people in there. I joined anyway did my service mum got hold of me told me to come home your dad is moke moke for you.....and I served my father for the rest of his life. We had understanding now and he would open up about his service and all he could cry about was Murray Turnball and the little children on the rubbish hills. Thank you my daddy I'm grateful for you and all that you did but most of all don't cry for my AGENT ORANGE GENTIC INHERITANCE. We both joined and I know even if you never acknowledged or said it you were proud of me.......I'll see you again e Papa.

Grey Ghosts refers to the NZ SAS special forces who fought in Vietnam and they were maori and pakeha (european)

Thanks mate it coast a lot from these men. Well done Anzac from Australia 🇦🇺

Much respect to all these gentlemen. It was an honour to have attended a course with Olly in Linton 1978. He was a legend to us young soldiers at that time and a very humble man as well .Nga mihi mahana ki a koe e matua Oriwa na Pat Graham ex Pioneer 77-81

thank you to the vets for your service and for your truth on the reality of went through and still worry on the future generations to come... much respect

Thank you for your service.

Great video of out mighty NZ warriors Vietnam veterans my dad is a veteran of Vietnam his 3best mates were NZ Maoris from the east coast serving with the NZSAS 1ranger squadron

Champion men,brothers in Arms !! Wonderful Warriors and Amazing orators .Thank you for your service,sacrifice and mighty tutoring

THE MAORI PEOPLE WILL ALLWAYS OWN THE LAND OF THE LONG WHITE CLOUD NO MATTER WHAT GOD BLESS YOU ALL

Koror served in both world wars. 28th Māori battalion was wounded by German land mine in the second came home to find his land fenced off and pakeha family living on his land finally settled in the southern alps where he passed away pakeha still reside on his land to this day nz government always treat Māori like shit not pakeha problem its nz government.

Much respect !!! Least we forget

Kiaora Maori thank you for sharing ataahua kiaora from new Zealand ❤❤❤

It is good to hear the stories of our other allies. This unknown in the states.

Kleine Korrektur: er wurde M60 (M sixty) Maschinengewehrschütze. M16 ist die in Vietnam zum Standard-Sturmgewehr gewordene Waffe des regulären Soldaten. Ansonsten riesen Respekt vor diesen Männern und sehr gute Doku.

As any of my generation are I want to hear the stories of vets. If they shared they're experiences here I would listen.

Eight years gone, just seen this,Kia Ora Ike nga mihi ki a koutou .

when US soldiers raped and murdered 500 Vietnamese civilians and burned their homes. Only one man, Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson, and his flight crew stopped the massacre by blocking American soldiers and threatening to kill them, saving countless lives and later testifying against the murderers. For this, he was denounced as a traitor and spent much of his life suffering from depression, PTSD, and nightmares. He died in 2006. Today, he represents the importance of disobeying orders and enduring the hate of the public for doing what’s right. I wish we had more of him.

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Hello this might be to late but this is for tai te ngahere oriwa, my dad is William frank marchant he served in Vietnam with you he called you ollie

Who did this I live in whanganui

who would dislike must be vietcong

Correct title should be The Grey Ghosts Kiwi Warriors in Vietnam. ps Lookin good Tami

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Thank you for sharing your experiences, since all wars regardless when it took place and what era, every Government will wipe there hand when service men come back to adjust to every day life, which is not the case.Many years ago i.e in the United States somethings that stuck a cord another Vietnam vet killed his supervisor or his work mates. Then I happen to buy a book when living in Kalgoorlie Life after Vietnam by Delores A Kuenning ISBN 1-55778-231-8 How Veterans and their love ones Can heal the Psychological Wounds of War. The Government will not help you, and its a long road for healing and all service man & women need the full support regardless of where they served oversea, in Australia 239 have committed suicide while 49 have been killed in active duty so regardless what country you serve the same applies serve your country and don't expect to have any help.

Great Men

Mean Maori mean

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