Content on Vietnam War 1962-1975

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Denis Gibbons: Photographing Australia's Vietnam War (Video)

The story of Australian photojournalist Denis Gibbons and the experiences of service personnel and Vietnamese people that he captured during the Vietnam War. Researched by Dr Dale Blair, DVA…

Denis Stanley Gibbons

Denis Stanley Gibbons was born in Granville on 23 August 1937, the eldest of 3 children. His parents were Stanley and Doris Gibbons.

Dennis Mitchell - Vietnam (Oral history)

Dennis Mitchell - Vietnam (Video)

Dennis Michael John Mitchell grew up in the Sydney suburb of Georges Hill and attended Fort Street Boys' High School in Petersham, which he said gave him a 'terrific grounding'.

Don Barnby - Vietnam and AFP veteran, Cyprus and Bougainville (Oral history)

Donald Barnby (Australian Army), Special Air Service Regiment (Video)

Donald Barnby served with the Special Air Service Regiment in Vietnam. Like many, he found the rapid transition from the battlefield back to Australia difficult to adjust to.

Don Barnby - East Timor - Australian Federal Police (Video)

Don Barnby grew up in Wellington, New South Wales, an idyllic rural town. His parents were loving, but his police officer father expected a strong work ethic from his son.

Don Barnby - Vietnam and AFP veteran, Cyprus and Bougainville (Video)

Don Barnby grew up in Wellington, New South Wales, an idyllic rural town. His parents were loving, but his police officer father expected a strong work ethic from his son.

Dorothy Drain: Stories of Service (Video), (Student activity), (Educational)

Journalist Dorothy Drain was born in Mount Morgan, Queensland, in 1909. A pioneer in her field who wrote from the heart, she helped pave the way for Australian female war correspondents. Dorothy…

Dust off, interview with Pilot Officer (Video)

'Dust off', interview with Pilot Officer Michael Haxell who was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for two emergency extractions of Australian troops in the face of heavy enemy fire in August…

Engineers: Vietnam Mine Patrol (Video)

Enlistment: In Their Own Words (Educational), (Student activity)

Learn about enlistment during times of war through the oral stories of veterans who served in the First World War, Second World War and Vietnam. 

Entertaining the troops

Many famous and less-well known Australian entertainers volunteered to perform in South Vietnam.

Fire support bases

Battalion Headquarters could also be deployed into the field, either at a fixed location – a fire support base (FSB) – or in a more mobile form.

Francis Adrian Roberts - Vietnam War veteran (Army) (Oral history)

Gail MacDonell, Families of Veterans (Video)

Gail married a recently returned Vietnam Veteran who many years later was hospitalised by post-traumatic stress disorder. Frustrated by a lack of recognition of what she had found to be a common…

Gary Beck (Royal Australian Air Force), Bomber Pilot (Oral history)

Gary Beck flew Canberra bombers with the Royal Australian Airforce in Vietnam. They flew low-level missions that required accurate flying.

Gary Beck (Royal Australian Air Force), Bomber Pilot (Video)

Gary Beck flew Canberra bombers with the Royal Australian Airforce in Vietnam. They flew low-level missions that required accurate flying.

Gary McKay (Australian Army), Combat (Oral history)

Gary McKay went to Vietnam as a national serviceman and commanded an infantry platoon. He saw battle first hand.

Gary McKay (Australian Army), Combat (Video)

Gary McKay went to Vietnam as a national serviceman and commanded an infantry platoon. He saw battle first hand.

Gary Oakley - A Gundungurra man joins the Navy (Oral history)

Gary Oakley - A long way to go (Oral history)

Gary Oakley - Basic sleeping arrangements (Oral history)

Gary Oakley - Cultural differences (Oral history)

Gary Oakley - Cultural diversity issues in the ADF (Oral history)

Gary Oakley - Culture shock (Oral history)

Gary Oakley - HMAS Sydney (Oral history)

Gary Oakley - How a submarine works (Oral history)

Gary Oakley - Indigenous affairs (Oral history)

Gary Oakley - Instructors and educators (Oral history)

Gary Oakley - Living in the past (Oral history)

Gary Oakley - Michael Thwaites: The Jervis Bay (Oral history)

Gary Oakley - Pent up emotion (Oral history)

Gary Oakley - People on edge (Oral history)

Gary Oakley - Refusing to go to sea (Oral history)

Gary Oakley - Sea time and training (Oral history)

Gary Oakley - Submarine battery power (Oral history)

Gary Oakley - Submariners: Friends for life (Oral history)

Gary Oakley - Target practice (Oral history)

Gary Oakley - The ADF and tribal links (Oral history)

Gary Oakley - The bonds that tie (Oral history)

Gary Oakley - The danger of Chinook helicopters (Oral history)

Gary Oakley - The smell of Av Gas and protecting the ship (Oral history)

Gary Oakley - Transfer to submarines (Oral history)

Gary Oakley - Unloading HMAS Sydney (Oral history)

Gary Oakley - Sea time and training (Video)

Gary Oakley is a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. He enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Navy at 15.

Gary Oakley - How a submarine works (Video)

Gary Oakley is a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. He enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Navy at 15.

Gary Oakley - The bonds that tie (Video)

Gary Oakley is a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. He enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Navy at 15.

Gary Oakley - Submariners: Friends for life (Video)

Gary Oakley is a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. He enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Navy at 15.

Gary Oakley - Culture shock (Video)

Gary Oakley is a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. He enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Navy at 15.
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