The Australian War Memorial website states that Vietnam Veterans Day is commemorated on 18 August every year. The day was originally known as Long Tan Day, chosen to commemorate the men of D Company, 6RAR who fought in the Battle of…
So Vietnamese bureaucrats have chucked a tết offensive against our 50th commemoration of the Battle of Long Tan. No war is going to go as planned, or home-comings, or memories or one day debriefs just to hand gear back and take the…
Today, August 18 2014 marks the 48th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan in 1966 during the Vietnam War between Australians and Vietnamese. The Australians who served in Vietnam were a blend of professional soldiers augmented by National Servicemen drafted through…
Australian Defence Force personnel, the very instant they graduate, deserve national government recognition of their commitment to duty, service and country. Every single one of our Australian Defence Force personnel, irrespective of corps, role, rank, contractual obligation, posting, hours per week, deserves…
Typical bloody government. You serve your country, somehow manage to survive if you’re lucky, but for the rest of your civilian life the government of the country you defended, won’t even give you the friggen time of day. Royal Australian Navy veteran…
