Were there British forces in Vietnam?

I am an ex-soldier, now working with an independent TV production company and researching the issue of whether any British servicemen took part in the Vietnam war. I have read the emails in the adjacent panel - Rumour Control - and like all items on this site, find them fascinating.

I am in the process of making contact with many of the people who have replied to Rumour Control but would appreciate hearing from anybody who has information – or even better, experience – of British participation in the Vietnam War. If you have already replied to Rumour Control and are prepared to elaborate on your email, I would be very interested in hearing from you. My apologies to anybody I have not got round to contacting yet – it is a big job!

If we discover evidence of British participation in Vietnam, we would like to interview anybody who can contribute credible information to that end. We appreciate this is a subject with many “wrinkles” – not least the precise status of any British personnel who were in Vietnam in the 1960s and 1970s – and while looking for credible information, we know that some people may prefer to talk off the record. That is fine. At this stage, we are simply trying to ascertain whether there is sufficient reliable evidence to make a documentary on this subject.

I would add that the TV company I am working with has an honourable track record of working in this area and that any programme which emerges would give full credit to this remarkable website.

For the purpose of establishing authenticity, I have attached links to my autobiography and to a motivational speaking website that carries an extract from a TV programme I made on my experience in The Falklands War. I have also attached a direct email address.

Best Wishes,
Phil Stant

pstant@football-league.co.uk

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