On this day 18 August 1966
Battle of Long Tan in Vietnam. Now marked as Vietnam Veterans Day.
What's New At the Memorial
Featured
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Second World War veterans showcased in photography installation
The Australian War Memorial has become the proud custodian of 6,500 contemporary portraits of Second World War veterans; on the 72nd anniversary of VP Day.
Exhibitions & Events
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Vietnam Veterans Day Last Post Ceremony
Vietnam Veterans Day Last Post Ceremony commemorating Bernard Lyle Smith of the 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
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Private Glanville's Radio
Captured on Crete and sent to work in a factory as a prisoner of the Germans during the Second World War, Private Reginald Glanville used his electrical expertise to construct a short-wave radio.
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Art of Nation: Charles Bean's Memorial
Join Memorial curators as they demonstrate this new interactive, Art of Nation
