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50th Anniversary of the Battle of Nui Le: 21 September 1971
21 September 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the battle of Nui Le in Vietnam.
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Mission of care in the Vietnam War: 2 Field Ambulance, 1966-1967
The Australian Field Ambulance has played a vital role during times of conflict, assessing injuries, providing initial medical care, and removing the wounded from combat zones.
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'Nothing could prepare you for it'
As the Memorial prepares for the unveiling of the permanent display of the Long Tan Cross in the Vietnam Gallery, Dave Sabben remembers the battle of Long Tan.
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The battles of Coral & Balmoral: May-June 1968
Forty years ago, in May/June 1968 Australian soldiers fought their largest, most sustained and arguably most hazardous battles of the Vietnam War.
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Mike Coleridge, Australian Vietnam War photographer, 1933-2012
Read about Mike Coleridge, Australian Vietnam War photographer, 1933-2012
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Tet Offensive
Audio and transcription of the closing ceremony commemorating the 40th anniversary of one of the most famous campaigns of the Vietnam War - the Tet Offensive.
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Film Collection Online: With the Royal Australian Navy in Vietnam
Explore the film and sound collection of the Australian War memorials showreel of the RAN during the conflict in Vietnam highlighting different aspects of the RAN's activities from 1965 until 1972
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Vietnam through a lens
This slideshow was screened as part of the "Vietnam through a lens" film screening at the Australian War Memorial on Vietnam Veterans Day, 2013. We hope you enjoy it as much as those that were able to attend on the day did.
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Vietnam Battle Intelligence Computer data tapes Part 2 of 3
Learn more about the first digital official records that we have that were created by Australian units in the field.
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Vietnam Battle Intelligence Computer data tapes Part 1 of 3
Learn more about recovering data from DECtapes used in a trial during the Vietnam War.
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Vale Peter Anthony Ward
In Memoriam, learn more about the life of Peter Anthony Ward, photographer of the Vietnam War
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Les Wasley: Capturing Vietnam
Leslie Martin Wasley describes what it was like to be camera man in a war zone
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'I knew it had happened'
Bernard Lyle Smith was just 29 years old when he was killed in action in Vietnam, leaving behind his young wife Janice and two young sons Stuart and Edward. Here they share their story.
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'We thought we were going to die'
Fifty years ago, Brian Buzzard was fighting for his life when his mortar platoon was overrun during one of the longest and most vicious series of battles involving Australian troops in Vietnam.
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The real life story behind Redgum's 'I was only 19'
I was only 19 is the song that changed John Schumann's life. But when the singer-songwriter sat down to write about the Vietnam War more than 30 years ago, he never dreamt the song he wrote would become a number one hit, or that its lyrics would one day be inscribed on a national memorial.
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'It had been a ferocious fight'
The battle of Binh Ba was one of the more significant actions fought by Australian soldiers during the Vietnam War.
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Battle of Binh Ba - 50th Anniversary
June 6 marks the 50th anniversary of the battle of Binh Ba, one of Australia's most significant engagements in the Vietnam War.
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'It's a labour of love'
Steve Hooke was just 19 years old when he was sent to Vietnam - more than 40 years later, he is a voluntary guide at the Memorial.
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