Veterans Mark 60th Anniversary
Commemorations honored nearly 60,000 Australians who served in Vietnam, with wreath-laying, speeches and community services marking the battle’s 60th anniversary.
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Veterans Mark 60th Anniversary
Vietnam veterans, other former service personnel and RSL Sub-Branch members gathered on the steps of the Kingaroy RSL Club for a group photo after the commemoration August 18, 2026 The 60th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan was remembered at Vietnam Veterans’ Day commemorations around the South Burnett on Tuesday morning. In Kingaroy, the traditional service at the RSL Club’s carpark flagpoles was moved into the Tobruk Room because of the we…
Address to the House of Representatives, Vietnam Veterans’ Day – 16 News
Thank you, Speaker. South Vietnam. Phuoc Tuy Province. The 18th of August 1966. D Company, 6th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment – 100 men spread across three platoons. They enter a rubber plantation near the village of Long Tan at 3:00 pm. The Australians find themselves pinned down and outnumbered by a number of well-armed and highly skilled enemy, some 2,000 strong. They fight in a torrential downpour which hits the red earth and kick…
Vietnam Veterans’ Day 60th Anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan statement: Taylor, Paterson, McCormack, Thompson
File photo South Vietnam. Phuoc Tuy Province. 17 August 1966 The Hon. Angus Taylor, Leader Of The Opposition; Senator the Hon. James Paterson, Shadow Minister For Defence; The Hon. Michael Mccormack, Shadow Minister For Veterans’ Affairs; The Hon. Phillip Thompson, Shadow Minister For Defence Industry And Defence Personnel, Joint Media Release, 18 August 2026 Just before 3:00am, Viet Cong mortar fire rains down on Australian forces stationed at …
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