Content on Vietnam War 1962-1975

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Operation Smithfield (Long Tan) (Video)

Original Long Tan Cross (Image)

Other RAAF personnel

Other RAAF personnel flew in Vietnam, carrying out logistics tasks and aeromedical evacuations using Hercules aircraft based at Richmond in New South Wales. Additionally, No.

Other task force actions

At the end of January 1968 in response to intelligence reports suggesting the likelihood of an assault on Saigon during the Tet festivities, 2 and 7RAR, as part of Operation Coburg, were deployed a

Patricia Ferguson - Vietnam (Oral history)

Patricia Ferguson - Vietnam (Video)

Patricia Ferguson was born in Brisbane in 1944 and grew up in the inner-city suburb of Coorparoo.

Patrick O'Hara - Vietnam War veteran (Army) (Oral history)

Patrick O'Hara - Vietnam War veteran (Army) (Video)

Patrick O'Hara was working in the Australian Public Service, when he heard he had been conscripted for two years National Service in the Army

Patrolling

Patrolling was the cornerstone of 1 Australian Task Force's (1ATF's) operations in Phuoc Tuy Province.

Paul Macmichael - Vietnam veteran (Oral history)

Paul Macmichael - Vietnam veteran (Video)

Paul Macmichael was born in Hobart, Tasmania, in 1945. He was working as a cameraman for the ABC when he was conscripted into National Service.

Paul Stevens - Vietnam veteran (Oral history)

Paul Stevens - Vietnam veteran (Video)

(James) Paul Stevens was born in Richmond, Victoria, in 1946. After school, he enrolled in the Royal Military College, Duntroon, graduating in 1967.

Peacekeeping: In Their Own Words (Online lesson), (Video), (Student activity), (Educational)

Australian veterans talk about their peacekeeping experiences

Peter Condon (Royal Australian Air Force), Forward Air Controller (Oral history)

Peter Condon was a fighter pilot with the Royal Australian Air Force who found himself flying in Vietnam as a forward air controller, directing air attacks in support of ground troops.

Peter Condon (Royal Australian Air Force), Forward Air Controller (Video)

Peter Condon was a fighter pilot with the Royal Australian Air Force who found himself flying in Vietnam as a forward air controller, directing air attacks in support of ground troops.

Peter Jarratt (Australian Army), The Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (Oral history)

Peter Jarratt served with the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam, the first Australian unit to arrive, the last to leave, and the most highly decorated of the Vietnam War.

Peter Jarratt (Australian Army), The Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (Video)

Peter Jarratt served with the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam, the first Australian unit to arrive, the last to leave, and the most highly decorated of the Vietnam War.

Peter John Badcoe

Early life Decorated career soldier and family man, Peter Badcoe, was born and educated in Adelaide. The son of Leslie and Gladys Badcock, he changed his last name to Badcoe in 1961.

Phuoc Tuy Province

The first Australians deployed to Vietnam were members of the Australian Army Training Team who were dispersed throughout the country. They were followed by members of the 1st Battalion, Royal…

Prime Minister Presents Unit Citation (Video)

Public opinion

Australian public opinion about the war in Vietnam moved through several stages over the decade-long involvement. In the beginning a largely disinterested public paid little attention to a war that…

RAAF and evacuations from Vietnam in 1975

Planning and first evacuations

RAAF Supplies Fire Support Base Coral (Video)

This film shows a RAAF helicopter resupplying Fire Support Base Coral on 30 May 1968. As the helicopter flies into and out of the base viewers can see something of how Coral appeared at the height of…

Ray Asmus - Vietnam (Oral history)

Ray Asmus - Vietnam (Video)

Raymond John Asmus was born and raised in Geelong, Victoria. He was conscripted into the Australian Army in 1969.

Rayene Stewart Simpson

Rayene 'Ray' Simpson was a highly-decorated and experienced soldier who served in 4 major conflicts. He was fearless, did not always follow the rules and 'knew every swear word in the book'.

Regular soldiers were backbone of units in Vietnam

Graham Sherrington was not your typical regular soldier. He had had more than his share of run ins with the Army authorities but there was more to it than that.

Remembrance Day Kitbag for hosting a commemorative event (Fact sheet)

Host resources for a Remembrance Day service. Our kitbag includes a suggested order of service with flag protocols, music, sample speeches, the Ode of Remembrance and craft activities for children.…

Remembrance Day poster 2024 (Poster)

We've created this poster to commemorate Remembrance Day in 2024. Our poster features an Australian Army Officer wearing a yarn poppy on their shoulder as a symbol of remembrance. The poppy…

Remembrance Day Posters 2011 (Poster)

A commemorative poster was produced for the centenary of the Royal Australian Navy. The poster features a central image of an unidentified Petty Officer who had served at least three years at sea…

Remembrance Day Posters 2012 (Poster)

A wounded soldier is carefully unloaded from an RAAF Iroquois helicopter at the 8th Field Ambulance, Nui Dat in August 1967. Australian War Memorial VN67010420

Remembrance Day Posters 2016 (Poster)

The Vietnam War was the longest twentieth century conflict in which Australians participated. It involved some 60,000 Australian service men and women, and more than 1600 Australian civilian…

Rescue flight brings Vietnamese orphans out of Saigon

The withdrawal of forces from Vietnam was drawing to a conclusion in April 1975 when the Australian Government made a decision to evacuate some war orphans from the vicinity of Saigon before they…

Rest and recreation in Sydney during Vietnam War

R&R during the Vietnam WarDespite the horrors of war, flights out of Vietnam were joyous, the happiest places in the Pacific; GIs often broke into applause on takeoff.

Richard Leslie Norden

Richard Leslie Norden was born in Gundagai, New South Wales, on 24 August 1948. He was the son of Walter Norden and his wife Rita Crane.

Robert Connor (Royal Australian Air Force), Caribou Pilot (Oral history)

Robert Connor flew transport aircraft in Vietnam. It was an important and varied role transporting everything from ammunition to livestock.

Robert Connor (Royal Australian Air Force), Caribou Pilot (Video)

Robert Connor flew transport aircraft in Vietnam. It was an important and varied role transporting everything from ammunition to livestock.

Robert Hall (Australian Army), Operation Wandering Souls (Oral history)

Bob Hall commanded a platoon during the Vietnam War. It was a heavy responsibility. After a long army career, he entered academic life and discovered through his research a way to give something…

Robert Hall (Australian Army), Operation Wandering Souls (Video)

Bob Hall commanded a platoon during the Vietnam War. It was a heavy responsibility. After a long army career, he entered academic life and discovered through his research a way to give something…

Robert O'Neill (Australian Army), Counter-insurgency (Oral history)

Bob O'Neill served as an intelligence officer in Vietnam. His work in counter-insurgency took him out into Vietnamese villages gathering intelligence.

Robert O'Neill (Australian Army), Counter-insurgency (Video)

Bob O'Neill served as an intelligence officer in Vietnam. His work in counter-insurgency took him out into Vietnamese villages gathering intelligence.

Rodney O'Regan - Vietnam War veteran (Oral history)

Rodney O'Regan - Vietnam War veteran (Video)

Rodney Stephen O'Regan OAM VA was born in Melbourne in 1947.

Roy 'Zeke' Mundine (Australian Army), Indigenous Serviceman (Oral history)

Prior to serving two tours in Vietnam, Roy Mundine had served in Malaya in 1959. He was mentioned in dispatches in 1969 when he had continued to command his section after being severely wounded by a…

Roy 'Zeke' Mundine (Australian Army), Indigenous Serviceman (Video)

Prior to serving two tours in Vietnam, Roy Mundine had served in Malaya in 1959. He was mentioned in dispatches in 1969 when he had continued to command his section after being severely wounded by a…

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) began its involvement in the war in 1964 when a flight of Caribous began flying transport operations around South Vietnam.

Royal Australian Navy (RAN)

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) played a variety of roles during the Vietnam War. Australian naval vessels ferried troops to and from the logistics base at Vung Tau and served on the ‘gunline’ where…

Sea transport duties of the Royal Australian Navy and civilian ships

HMAS SydneyDuring the Vietnam War, the task of moving, supplying and maintaining Australian armed forces in South Vietnam was shared between:

Settling in Nui Dat

Nui Dat ('small hill') was an ideal location for the new Australian Task Force base.
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