Memories of Service 3 - Greg Rodgers

They relied on you at the end of the runway that you were pulling the right pins out, so they could drop their weapons … we had a bit of a special bond with the pilots. Now and again they’d take us for a ride … we loved it.

– Greg Rodgers on the bond between armourers and pilots

It was good to get back to New Zealand: fresh milk, and fish'n'chips.

– Greg Rodgers, on coming back from Vietnam

'If you want the third one you’ll have to dig him up ...'

– Greg Rodger recounts his sister-in-law's response to an Air Forces request for the return of his brother's flying suits.

It [official recognition] took a while and they didn't want to know about us ... that's what hurt me, and all the army boys especially.

– Greg Rodgers on confronting official denial of their service in Vietnam