Roy Anthony Dodd as a Trooper 1st Armoured Regiment interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'

Trooper, C Squadron, 1 Armoured Regiment, 10 February 1969 to 11 February 1969 andTrooper, B Squadron, 1 Armoured Regiment, 12 February 1969 to 17 December 1969. Scene 37, Take 1: Describes incident at Binh Ba; a field vehicle had been hit by RPG rocket travelling through Binh Ba; replacement tank and recovery vehicle sent from Nui Dat, tank hit and crew injured; fired back into village and radioed back to Nui Dat. Reaction troops responded; Binh Ba large, well established village of fifty-sixty housed. Infantry in APCs only fired on huts where fire had come from and moved through clearing village. Enemy hiding in bunkers. Tank crew commander seriously injured in leg and operator had shrapnel wounds to face and deafness. Killed twenty to thirty North Vietnamese soldiers running from rear of village as Australians advanced. Scene 37, Take 2: Abandoned damaged tank and moved to area where chopper would air lift wounded out. Scene 37, Take 3: After tank was hit, no control over gun. Scene 37, Take 4: Centurion tank capable of heavy fire power, mobility and shock of being able to rip around battlefield while having protection of armour. Scene 20, Take 1: Disappointed by protestors. Describes incident of walking down the street in uniform and medals and being called ‘killer’ by a passing woman. Replied ‘women and children only’ – never killed any women or children. Felt justified. Scene 20, Take 2: Dodd joined up as a volunteer for National Service in January 1968. Worked at War Service Homes and wanted a cheap loan. Since completing National Service, re-enlisted in army. Vietnam interesting, it was right. Proud to serve. Wrote to wife everyday; she thought he had ‘cushy’ job in Nui Dat and sent ‘posed’ photos home.