| Accession Number | VN/66/0077/07 |
|---|---|
| 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. During his visit to the Language School, AC Dowling was shown the Vietnamese National Flower, the Hoa Mai. Miniature replicas of the flowers are worn buy the officers of the Vietnamese forces to depict their rank. Identified left to right: Hoang Thi Quynh Hoa, teacher; AC Dowling; 54411 Bombardier (Bdr) David Percival Gratwick, 1st Field Regiment (1Fld Regt), of Cottesloe, WA; School Commandant Phan Thong Trang.