Vietnam 'Veterans'

Vietnam 'Veterans', originally uploaded by ZeeRedBaron.

We had a bit of fun (mummy included) going to this event at the Australian War Memorial last week, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Australia's Long Tan experience, Vietnam.

The battle of Long Tan was a defining event in Australia’s longest war. It was one of the most intensive actions Australian soldiers fought in Vietnam. On 18 August 1966, a rifle company of 108 men, cut off and outnumbered by at least ten to one, withstood repeated, massed Viet Cong attacks for four hours. The bravery and tenacity of the Australian soldiers became legendary [see http://www.awm.gov.au/salutevietnam/index.asp]

Best of all was to see a pair of Hueys take off from a field in front of the War Memorial ... cools.