2007 New Zealand gallantry awards

The 2007 New Zealand gallantry awards were announced via a Special Honours List on 2 July 2007, and recognised four New Zealand military personnel for actions while serving in Afghanistan in 2004.[1][2] The identities of three of the four award recipients were not released for operational security reasons.[2] Willie Apiata was awarded the Victoria Cross for New Zealand, the first and so far only time the decoration has been awarded since its inception in 1999.[3]

  1. ^ "Special honours list 2 July 2007 (gallantry awards)". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "NZSAS soldiers awarded NZ gallantry medals". Scoop Politics. 2 July 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. ^ "NZ Victoria Cross recipients". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

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