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'30 Viet Cong tunnels' (Video)

'My Vietnam'

… it's just the smell of Vietnam and the smell stays with you for the whole time that you're there, until the time you leave.

'Return to Long Tan' (Video)

108 Field Battery in action (Video)

In the recent 'Operation Paddington' in Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam, the 105 millimetre towed howitzers gave invaluable artillery support. Officers and troops of Australia's 108th Field Battery, 4th…

2 Squadron

As well as Caribous and helicopters, the RAAF sent No. 2 Squadron to Vietnam in April 1967.

35 Squadron

The RAAF began its service in the Vietnam War on 8 August 1964 when three Caribou aircraft of the RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam landed at Vung Tau.

9 Squadron

A second RAAF service began in Vietnam on 3 May 1966 when an advance party from No. 9 Squadron arrived at Vung Tau.

9 Squadron RAAF detachment

In 1967 No. 9 Squadron was operating in direct support of the 1st Australian Task Force at Nui Dat.

A letter of warning from Vietnam

This is to inform you that as of........................ 196 , a certain mudhound water-soaked and slightly crazy individual known as......................... is leaving our little City of…

A minefield

In early 1967, Brigadier Stuart Graham, the new Australian Task Force Commander, drew up plans for a barrier minefield which he believed would sever a vital Viet Cong supply route, preventing their

A Popular War: Our Vietnam War (Video)

Our Vietnam War tells the story of Australia's involvement in the words of the men who were sent to fight; the battles, the protests, returning and the long shadow the war cast on the people whose…

A war correspondent in Indo-China

I was fortunate that I'd had more than 16 years experience as a journalist in Australia, Britain and Papua New Guinea before becoming an ABC News correspondent in south east Asia in December 1967. I…

Francis Adrian Roberts - Vietnam War veteran (Army) (Video)

Bill joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in February 1949

Aftermath

The conflict in Vietnam ended up engulfing neighbouring Cambodia and Laos.

Agent Orange and other chemicals in the Vietnam War

History of herbicidal warfare The use of biological and chemical weapons goes back at least 2,500 years.

Alastair Bridges - Vietnam War veteran (RAAF) (Video)

Al was born in Glasgow, Scotland, immigrating with his family to Australia when he was two years old

Alastair Bridges - Vietnam War veteran (RAAF) (Oral history)

Alastair Bridges: Stories of Service (Video), (Online lesson), (Student activity), (Educational)

Alastair (Al) Bridges was born in Scotland and moved to Australia with his family when he was 2. Like his father who flew aircraft in World War II, Al wanted to become a pilot. He joined the Royal…

All the way with LBJ

The Vietnam War, in essence a conflict between North Vietnam and South Vietnam, had wider implications because of North Vietnam’s communist associations.

All The Way: Our Vietnam War (Video)

Our Vietnam War tells the story of Australia's involvement in the words of the men who were sent to fight; the battles, the protests, returning and the long shadow the war cast on the people whose…

Allan Hudson - Vietnam War veteran (Oral history)

Allan Hudson - Vietnam War veteran (Video)

Allan Radford Hudson was born in Perth, Western Australia, in 1940. He joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in 1957 after finishing school.

An Australian Christmas while serving in the Vietnam War

Serving overseas was not easy. Special times, such as Christmas, were particularly challenging.

Andrew Overall - Vietnam veteran (Oral history)

Andrew Overall - Vietnam veteran (Video)

Andrew John William 'Andy' Overall was born in Adelaide in 1946.

Anzac Day 2024 poster (Poster)

This poster honours all Australian personnel who have served in wars, conflicts and peace operations. It shows the 2023 Anzac Day service at the local war memorial in Tuross Head, New South Wales.

Armour

Armour played a vital role during Australia’s war in Vietnam. The ubiquitous armoured personnel carrier made its first appearance in the conflict during mid-June 1965 as part of the 1st Battalion,…

Armoured Personnel Carrier damaged by mine (Video)

Arthur Law (Australian Army), Partners & Allies (Oral history)

Arthur Law served as an infantryman in Vietnam and observed firsthand the different tactical approaches used by the Americans and the Australians.

Arthur Law (Australian Army), Partners & Allies (Video)

Arthur Law served as an infantryman in Vietnam and observed firsthand the different tactical approaches used by the Americans and the Australians.

Interview Lance Corporal Arthur Law (Video)

Lance Corporal Arthur Law, 1RAR, describes his reaction to news that he was to be among the first Australian troops sent to Vietnam and the briefings he received before departing. He served in…

Artillery

Captain Mike Thompson arrived in Vietnam in early August 1962. A member of the first contingent of the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV), Thompson was the only artilleryman among the…

Artillerymen setting up a fire support base (Oral history)

Attack repulsed at Australian Base (Video)

Australia and the Vietnam War (Book), (Student activity), (Educational)

This book looks at Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War. The stories of the men and women who served there are used as ways to investigate the conflict. Those stories relate to frontline…

Australia enters - 1962

In the early 1960s South Vietnam was a land beset by problems.

Australia, communism and Southeast Asia after Dien Bien Phu

In the wake of the Viet Minh victory over France in 1954, concern at communism’s growing influence in Asia was widespread as people sought both explanation and remedy. Carlos P.

Australian experiences in the Vietnam War: In Their Own Words (Online lesson), (Video), (Student activity), (Educational)

Gain an insight into how serving in the Vietnam War affected the lives of Australian veterans.

Australian media and the Vietnam War: Great Debates (Student activity), (Educational)

Our Great Debates series is designed to help teachers investigate how wars and conflicts have affected Australians. This classroom resource presents the motion that the Australian media influenced…

Australian the victim of "friendly fire"

When Private Guy Watkins was wounded in Vietnam, the local paper in Tasmania reported he had been shot by a Viet Cong. But in a letter to his father written some days after the incident, it turns out…

Australian Vietnam Veterans Reconstruction Group

The Australian Vietnam Veterans Reconstruction Group (AVVRG) was established in 1994 by a veteran of the war, Paul Murphy.

Australians in Operation Bribie 17 February 1967

Hasty planning This battle started near Lang Phuoc Hai, about 20 km east of the Australian base at Vung Tau. The action occurred near the abandoned settlement of Ap My An.

Australians in the Battle of Binh Ba 6 to 7 June 1969

Australians in the Battle of Coral–Balmoral 12 May to 6 June 1968

Fire Support Base Coral The 1st Australian Task Force moved 2 battalions into a strategically important area north of Saigon:

Australians in the national service schemes from 1951 to 1972 poster (Poster)

We've created this poster to commemorate the contribution of Australians conscripted into the national service schemes from 1951 to 1972. This poster depicts national service recruits working…

Australians in Vietnam workbook (Student activity), (Worksheet), (Educational)

The third in a series of 5 ready-to-use workbooks for Years 10 to 12 secondary students. Discover what it was like for Australians who served in Vietnam during the war.

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