6RAR in Action Vietnam Feb 1967
At dawn in Vietnam, 16 American helicopters arrived at the Australian Task Force base airstrip to fly out troops of 6th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment on a search and destroy operation. Army...
View ArticleCoincidence and Fate on a Battlefield called Long Tan
“What an extraordinary coincidence that two young McCormack’s, unrelated and from different states, ended up dying next to each other on a battlefield in Vietnam.” A knock at the door….the fateful...
View ArticleFarewell Parade 1RAR 2nd tour Vietnam – 21 Mar 1965
Marching past the Prime Minister, Mr John Gorton, at a farewell parade at Holsworthy Barracks, NSW on 21 March, are members of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR). Mr Gorton was...
View ArticleThanks to Coolah – Remembering Paul Large
Remembering Paul Large This is the ANZAC DAY Address given by Barry ‘Baz’ Vassella in Coolah, NSW on 25 April 2016. I’d never heard of Coolah until I met Paul Large back in 1965. We had ended up in the...
View ArticleBattle of Long Tan Commemorative VetRide
50th Anniversary of Long Tan Commemorative VetRide On the 5 March 2016, a group of eight Veterans; David Murray, Frank Parisio, Ted Chitham, Peter Campbell, Darryl Backwell and four Serving Soldiers...
View Article1ATF Nui Dat, Vietnam – May 1966
1st Australian Task Force at Nui Dat, Vietnam Once Phuoc Tuy in South Vietnam had been selected as the provincial site for the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF), a location for its base had to be...
View Article50th Anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan – Commemorative Events
Commemorative Services & Events – 50th Anniversary of Long Tan Australians will honour the service and sacrifice of our servicemen and women during the Vietnam War at nationwide commemorative...
View ArticleRemembering Private Dick Aldersea killed in the Battle of Long Tan
Remembering Private Dick Aldersea 21 year old Private Richard Alfred Aldersea. 10 Platoon, Delta Company, 6RAR. Killed In Action on 18 August 1966 during the Battle of Long Tan. His elder brother, Jim,...
View ArticleThe Final Chapter – Battle of Long Tan Medals
Final Chapter of Decorations and Medals for the Battle of Long Tan Some good news, although the lack of a recommendation for a posthumous Victoria Cross to D Company 6RAR CSM Jack Kirby is just...
View ArticleVale Robin ‘Pom’ Rencher
Vale Robin ‘Pom’ Rencher – Delta Company 6RAR Some very sad news on the eve of the 50th Anniversary of Long Tan. Robin ‘Pom’ Rencher who was Lt Col Harry Smith’s batman/signaller in Company...
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View ArticleThe Long Tan Fallen
Roll of Honour – Battle of Long Tan No discussion of the Battle of Long Tan would be complete without remembering the ultimate sacrifice of the Australian, New Zealand, Americans and Vietnamese who...
View ArticleCoincidence and Fate on a Battlefield called Long Tan
“What an extraordinary coincidence that two young McCormack’s, unrelated and from different states, ended up dying next to each other on a battlefield in Vietnam.” A knock at the door….the fateful...
View ArticleDanger Close: The Battle of Long Tan Movie Reviews
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View ArticleNot here to fuck spiders
Not here to fuck spiders “We’re not here to fuck spiders.” Luke Bracey as Sergeant Bob Buick, 11 Platoon, Delta Company 6RAR, Australian Army. DEFINITION The phrase “Not here to fuck spiders” is...
View Article50th Anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan – Commemorative Events
Commemorative Services & Events – 50th Anniversary of Long Tan Australians will honour the service and sacrifice of our servicemen and women during the Vietnam War at nationwide commemorative...
View ArticleRemembering Private Dick Aldersea killed in the Battle of Long Tan
Remembering Private Dick Aldersea 21 year old Private Richard Alfred Aldersea. 10 Platoon, Delta Company, 6RAR. Killed In Action on 18 August 1966 during the Battle of Long Tan. His elder brother, Jim,...
View ArticleThe Final Chapter – Battle of Long Tan Medals
Final Chapter of Decorations and Medals for the Battle of Long Tan Some good news, although the lack of a recommendation for a posthumous Victoria Cross to D Company 6RAR CSM Jack Kirby is just...
View ArticleVale Robin ‘Pom’ Rencher
Vale Robin ‘Pom’ Rencher – Delta Company 6RAR Some very sad news on the eve of the 50th Anniversary of Long Tan. Robin ‘Pom’ Rencher who was Lt Col Harry Smith’s batman/signaller in Company...
View ArticleRemembering 21 year old Private Paul Large
These are some recollections about a young Australian, Paul Large from Coolah in rural New South Wales who departed for the Vietnam War on his 21st birthday. He was killed in action 10 weeks later at...
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