For Lieutenant Jokaveti (Sue) Waqanivalu, being in Tonga’s remote Ha’apai islands with the New Zealand Army’s Exercise Tropic Twilight reminded her of her home country Fiji.
On the remote Tongan island of Lifuka, New Zealand Army Dental Hygienist, Lance Corporal Victoria Nawalaniec, found herself a long way from her private practice roots.
At 102 years old, Brigadier (Retired) Les Wright MBE would have been confident he had all the medals he’d earned over a lengthy military career. But it turns out he was entitled to one more.