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Lance Corporal Robert Slater searches vehicle loads for weapons or explosives at a road block.

Phuoc Tuy Province

The first Australians deployed to Vietnam were members of the Australian Army Training Team who were dispersed…
Troops of 1RAR move through paddy fields as American helicopters fly overhead

Combat

Australians in Vietnam could be involved in several types of combat. Some engagements, such as when naval vessels…
Australian soldiers of the 7th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, wear American helmets and flak jackets as they stand guard outside the Hotel Canberra in Saigon during the Tet Offensive

The Tet Offensive

The Tet Offensive, launched in early 1968 by the Viet Cong, marked a significant escalation in the scale and the…
Head shot of Private Graham Griffiths

Conscription

Australia’s national service scheme was introduced in 1964, and although it was not brought in to enable Australia’s…
Poster - 'HOW MANY YEARS CAN SOME PEOPLE EXIST. BEFORE THEY'RE ALLOWED TO BE FREE? STOP WAR OF INTERVENTION IN VIETNAM’

Public opinion

Australian public opinion about the war in Vietnam moved through several stages over the decade-long involvement. In…
In November 1971, the Australian 4RAR and Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment flags at Nui Dat base were lowered for the last time by New Zealand Regimental Policeman Private Tai Whatu and Australian Regimental Policeman Private John Skennar

Vietnamisation - pulling out

The Tet offensive of February 1968 is regarded as a turning point in the Vietnam War. The Viet Cong mounted a series of…
A nab with his hands clasped in a prayer position standing next to a male soldier.

Aftermath

The conflict in Vietnam ended up engulfing neighbouring Cambodia and Laos.
2 soldiers decorate a small shrub with tinsel

An Australian Christmas while serving overseas in the Vietnam War

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

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