Topic: war

50TH ANNIVERSARY of the end of Australian involvement in the VIETNAM WAR Australia's first troops were sent to South Vietnam in 1962. During the next decade, personel from each of the three services were involved in fighting against communist guerrillas and soldiers of the North Vietnamese Army. Most Australians served in Phuoc Tuy Province, site of the Australian Task Force and Logistics bases. Australian fought in major battles like Long Tan, Coral/Balmoral, Baria, Binh Ba, Long Khanh and ...