Mascots have long been a part of the military, and Vietnam was no exception. Here representatives from the Army, Navy and Airforce can be seen holding their puppy mascots.
From left: Naval MPO T.F. Maguire from the Navy, Army SSgt G.T. Palenski, and Air Force Sgt M.B.R. Knox at the New Zealand Services Medical Team hospital at Bong Son, South Vietnam in 1970.
The mother of the pups was a stray dog adopted by members of the 1st New Zealand Services Medical Team and named 'Kiwi'.
Reference
Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: EP-Defence-NZ Army, Vietnam-20
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
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New Zealand servicemen with mascots
', URL: https://www.vietnamwar.govt.nz/photo/new-zealand-servicemen-mascots, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 26-Apr-2011
