Whether you were at Khe Sanh, or Phu Bai, or An Loc, or Camp Carroll, or the Rockpile, or any little hilltop or firebase in South Vietnam, your service is remembered with gratitude. From a VietnameseAnon. Cảm ơn các ông. Lính Mỹ tuyệt vời.
Might be one reason NZ is important. Lots of little islands around there and between NZ and Antarctica, which is easily accessible by flight from South Island.
We also have to keep in mind that some of the bases on Antarctica are decades old, and neither cold nor uncomfortable for inhabitants.