John Bluett on Vietnam, Agent Orange and Wai 1401; Relationship with RSA results in charter for navy unit and Whakatāne

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John Bluett on Vietnam, Agent Orange and Wai 1401; Relationship with RSA results in charter for navy unit and Whakatāne

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National Library of New Zealand

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Index New Zealand

Description

Interviews John Bluett on his experience as a Vietnam veteran, exposure to the defoliant Agent Orange, and the claim in front of the Waitangi Tribunal in which he is participating, Wai 1401. Describes his service from 1969 to 1971, ending as a section commander, his impressions of Vietnam and the war, the people he served with, and other stories of the war. Comments on coming home, how the Government has treated veterans, denial of the effects of exposure to toxins, exposure to Agent Orange, ...

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Newspaper

Date created

Jun 2016

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/37173924

Related subjects

Maori (New Zealand people) -- Claims / Agent Orange -- Health aspects / Agent Orange -- War use / Kerēme (Tiriti o Waitangi) / Bluett, John / New Zealand. Waitangi Tribunal / Vietnam War (1961-1975)

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