EP 007 LEADING VIETNAM LEADING VIETNAM’S TUNNEL RATS & FLAME THROWER TANKS: JOE CAZEY’S 25-YEAR CAREER Joe Cazey served in the Royal Australian Engineers for 25 years—from the tunnels of Vietnam to the Middle East.
In this episode of The Grey Man Podcast, we sit down with Joe Cazey, a former Field Engineering Officer whose career spanned over two decades and multiple continents. Joe takes us back to his 12-month deployment in the Vietnam War, where he operated at the absolute "sharp end" of combat engineering.
We dive into the harrowing reality of leading Tunnel Rescue teams and the technical power of commanding the M132 Self-Propelled Flame Thrower (the "Zippo" tank). Beyond Vietnam, Joe shares insights from his time in Papua New Guinea, Singapore, and the Middle East, offering a rare look at the evolution of the Royal Australian Engineers.
In this episode, we cover: The high-stakes world of Vietnam Tunnel Rescues. Commanding the M132 Mechanized Flame Thrower on the M113 chassis. 25 years of leadership in the Royal Australian Engineers (RAE). Deployments across PNG, Singapore, and the Middle East.
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