| Accession Number | VN/66/0077/03 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Westbury, Gerald Wallace |
| Place made | Vietnam: South Vietnam, Saigon |
| Date made | October 1966 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
370 Air Commodore (AC) Jack Dowling, of Adelaide, SA, Commander of RAAF Forces Vietnam, was ...
Description
370 Air Commodore (AC) Jack Dowling, of Adelaide, SA, Commander of RAAF Forces Vietnam, was invited to present diplomas to 20 Australians graduating from a Vietnamese language course. The course was conducted by the Armed Forces Language School in Saigon, which is currently training 800 students. The Vietnamese are taught English and the Koreans, Australian, New Zealanders and Americans are taught Vietnamese. Identified left to right: School Commandant Phan Thong Trang; AC Dowling; and 4717496 Private (Pte) Duncan Gordon, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), of Adelaide, SA, as he receives his diploma.