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Thread ID: 90332 2008-05-30 21:36:00 Prime Minister delivered the Crown apology to Viet Nam veterans. lightfoot (39) PC World Chat
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674025 2008-05-30 21:36:00 An important and historical event. Any idea where I can read about this speech and other speeches given by other parties in the house on that day.

Also, is Helen apologising on behalf of NZ or the Queen/England? Anyone knows if any other country doing the same?
lightfoot (39)
674026 2008-05-30 21:38:00 Probably on the nz herald site, or the NZ govt website

TV3 / TV1 may have a video of it somewhere on their site
Speedy Gonzales (78)
674027 2008-05-30 21:42:00 There are several links in Google (NZ) "Crown Apology Vietnam". Marnie (4574)
674028 2008-05-30 21:54:00 I tried it bros as most poeple who go here know how to google. Thanks lightfoot (39)
674029 2008-05-30 21:56:00 www.nzherald.co.nz
Tears at long-awaited words

I want the actual speech and other speeches. Also, it is NZ or the Queen/England apologizes?
lightfoot (39)
674030 2008-05-30 22:00:00 Well look on the NZ govt site / TV1/3 website for the video.

I dont think anyone else apologised just Clarke

I dont think the Queen had anything to do with it either
Speedy Gonzales (78)
674031 2008-05-30 22:01:00 What are they apologising for?

Don't soldiers sign up knowing full well there job is to go to war?, To kill and be killed?


Why don't we apologise to the Vietnamese instead?
Metla (12)
674032 2008-05-30 22:14:00 What are they apologising for?

Don't soldiers sign up knowing full well there job is to go to war?, To kill and be killed?


Why don't we apologise to the Vietnamese instead?

I heard this many times before soldiers knew what their are into. Still they never expected the kind of treatment they got from any war, just Vietnam. I know this apology is just for the Vets by the way their were treated when they got home doing what was being asked of them over in Vietnam. So they should get some welcoming home for the jobs they did.
lightfoot (39)
674033 2008-05-30 22:18:00 So the apology was specifically for the treatment they received when they returned?

What did they get when they returned?, and what where they meant to get instead?
Metla (12)
674034 2008-05-30 22:44:00 The 35 year treatment they got has already been made obvious in the 35 years and recently in the news. Nzherald covers a lot of it.

Obviously, they got something not too great that NZ govt is only now apologizing, very reluctantly. Too little too late, but better late than never.
lightfoot (39)
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