Military History of New Zealand in Malaysia

this might be pretty random to you but i thought it was good to share! so here goes...

i was so bored with studying today and so i switched on the TV, flipping through the channels randomly.

And then i heard the familiar Malay language - and i saw the year 2007 Merdeka parade...

...and of all channels, it was on Maori TV!

MALAYSIAN MEMORIES TOUR 2007
Wednesday June 18 and June 25 at 8.30 PM

Looks at the return of NZ Soldiers 50 years later, to the places they were stationed during the Malaysian Emergency (June 18); and documents the establishment of a Marae for the Kiwi Battalion in Malaya (June 25).

Basically it was a documentary of the return of the NZ war vets to Malaya last year. They were also invited to participate in our nation's 50th Merdeka parade. It was an honour and acknowledgment to them for their deeds during the Emergency Period in the 1960s.

Check out this article from Wikipedia to learn more about the Malayan Emergency and what the NZ troupes have done for our country :)

would like to take this opportunity to honour and acknowledge these soldiers for their sacrifice and peacekeeping efforts in our nation!

i really liked what one of the NZ army vets said at the end of the documentary:

"...we are all one!"

lovely!

ps: hope you are keeping warm and still sane over the exams! :D