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US troops in Vietnam. AP Australia and New Zealand were two of the few US allies who sent troops to fight in the Vietnam War. They sent their top
In Vietnam, Australia's Special Air Service Regiment and New Zealand's Special Air Service earned a reputation for bravery and professionalism.
ARIA has a new chair. With immediate effect, Natalie Waller is elected chair for a two-year term, slotting into the position left vacant by the exit of former Sony Music ANZ chief Denis Handlin. A stalwart with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Waller has served as head of ABC Music & Events since 2012, having joined the public-broadcaster in 1998. At ABC Music, Waller has experience across many genres, with an emphasis on Australian music and championing niche genres, and she works with a string of ABC music brands including the national youth network, triple j. Currently, she h...
Stuff Retired Lieutenant Colonel Tony Howell has written a second book about the Vietnam War, which is due to be published on August 18 – Vietnam Veterans’ Day. Vietnam veteran Tony Howell and his fellow New Zealand soldiers knew something was amiss on the morning of February 7, 1968 in Bien Hoa province. “We were used to the jungle,” said the retired lieutenant colonel. “You get used to the rhythm of the jungle, so you know what is not right. On February 7, 1968, things were not right.” Howell first acclimatised to jungle life during service in Malaysia and Borneo between Febru...
Description Extensive coverage of Minister for the Army Mr Phillip Lynch during his visit to Australian units in South Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore. Mr Lynch spent five days in South Vietnam accompanied by Mrs Lynch and the Army secretary Mr Bruce White. Shows the arrival at Ton Son Nhut airport Saigon. Views of Saigon including the Presidential Palace and the Headquarters of the Free World Military Assistance Organisation. Visit to Bien Hoa greeted by a guard of honour of the 3rd Regiment of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). Visit to the 1st Australian Task Forc...