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Scroll through the timeline below to look at key events relating to New Zealand's participation in the Vietnam War, 1963–1975. A plain text version of the timeline is available at the bottom of the page. NEWZAD. New Zealand Surgical Team members and RNZAF crew at Qui Nhon hospital. (Ken Treanor)
March 1972: 2NZATTV arrives in Vietnam. December 1972: Training teams withdrawn from Vietnam. March 1975: NZ civilian surgical team withdrawn from Vietnam. April 1975: NZ Ambassador evacuated from Saigon; last RNZAF flight out of Vietnam. See detailed timeline (VietnamWar.govt.nz) Vietnam War map.
37 killed. 187 injured. New Zealand's involvement in the Vietnam War was highly controversial, sparking widespread protest at home from anti-Vietnam War movements modelled on their American counterparts. This conflict was also the first in which New Zealand did not fight alongside the United Kingdom, instead following the loyalties of the ANZUS ...
New Zealand's Vietnam War. New Zealand military personnel and civilian volunteers served in the jungles, skies, hospital wards, training camps, and offices of South Vietnam from 1963 to 1975.
May 28, 2008 · By the end of the war, 3400 New Zealanders had fought in Vietnam with casualty figures of 37 dead and 187 wounded. 1975 - The first reunion of New Zealand Vietnam veterans was held.
Vietnam. More than 3000 New Zealand military and civilian personnel served in Vietnam between 1963 and 1975. In contrast to the world wars, New Zealand’s contribution was modest. At its peak in 1968, New Zealand’s military force numbered only 548. Thirty-seven men died while on active service and 187 were wounded.
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