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Memories of Service 4 - Dez Harrison

Memories of Service 4 - Dez Harrison
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Memories of Service 4 - Dez Harrison
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After a long flight in a C-130 Hercules, Dez Harrison arrived in Vietnam on the fifth of May 1967. As he puts it, when you’re young and green it’s all an adventure. Serving in 161 Field battery, Harrison says he was blessed with good leadership from non-commissioned officers who were mainly veterans of Korea and Malaya. As the memories rattle off, he has plenty of praise for the Americans in Vietnam, but less so for his Australian comrades. Stories of leave in Saigon and Singapore provide fon...

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2017
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https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/memories-of-service-dez-harrison-2017
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