![1st Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment [1RNZIR] now based in Wellington Lines Linton Military Camp New Zealand](images/1RNZIR%20Header.jpg) 
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W3 Company - History |
click for the photo & map gallery click for the index of personal & service stories click for the index of family stories click for an overview of W3 Company Written Record |
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"Kia whakatomuri te haere ki mua" |
New Zealanders Killed in Vietnam political background on New Zealand involvement political paper on New Zealand involvement political background on Australian involvement email your stories, poems, pictures or other contributions here or post them here |
What is the history of W3 Company..? It is surely more than a list of dates & activities while in Vietnam. Its pretty stale if its only a collective record of our movements, successes & injuries. Do you think our great grandchildren will be interested in that..? The history of W3 started sometime before we deployed, & finishes sometime in the future when issues like Agent Orange & pension payments are resolved, & when our whanau know as much about it as we do... I'm talking to you, soldier... It is our challenge to offer an historical record to future generations. We can do it here on this website, our recollections of Vietnam, or basic training, 1RNZIR, or personal problems or successes since 1970. |
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The role of the infantry is to seek out and close with the enemy, to kill or capture him, to seize and to hold ground, to repel attack, by night and day, regardless of season, weather or terrain. |
