W3 Company - History

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link to family stories           link to overview of W3 Company Written Record

"Kia whakatomuri te haere ki mua"
"look to the past in order to stride into the future"

New Zealanders Killed in Vietnam

W3 remembrance

W3 company citations

political background on New Zealand involvement
in Vietnam War and map of region

political paper on New Zealand involvement
in Vietnam war

political background on Australian involvement
in Vietnam War

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What is the history of W3 Company..?  It is surely more than a list of dates and activities while in Vietnam.  Its pretty stale if its only a collective record of our movements, successes and injuries.  Do you think our great grandchildren will be interested in that..?

The history of W3 started sometime before we deployed, and finishes sometime in the future when issues like Agent Orange and pension payments are resolved, and 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. 

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.