Cold War vets should be recognisedLes Stobie Collection The New Zealand Embassy on Ulitsa Povarskaya in Moscow. Les Stobie Collection Les Stobie in 1979, seen here working on the Ambassador's Floor in the NZ Embassy, Moscow. It was the height of the Cold War and Russia was moving into Afghanistan. It was all about command and authority of the military behind the "Iron Curtain", at the height of the Cold War. The sad and tragic irony of the Stobie case is his case for a war disability pension was cruelly rejected by VANZ because 'the Cold War was not a recognised conflict or emergency'.

Source: Stuff December 29, 2017 18:56 UTC