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Melbourne LegacyDocument - Menu card, Dinner to honour Legatee Stan Savige, 1939
The dinner on Saturday 4 November 1939 was held to celebrate Brigadier Savige's appointment to Command the 17th Infantry Brigade, 6th Division, 2nd AIF. The menu is included and the order of service with speeches by Sir John Gellibrand and a response by Stan Savige. A copy of both are also in the archive. There are five quotes through menu that sum up common sentiments of Stan Savige. Including 'Leave it to me and my little playmate'; 'This is the tamest fight I've seen - let's liven it up'; 'The only "experience" is trust in God then trial and error.' Savige's subsequent exploits in WWII are detailed in Chapter 4 of 'There goes a man' by W.B. Russell, which chronicles not only battles fought but also the politics which blighted his command until the end of the war. An important link to Legatee Stan Savige, the founder of Legacy as well as the famous soldier, at a watershed moment in his life.Cream card with red medal ribbon insert, brown print of a menu and programme to farewell Stan Savige in 1939.Signed in pencil by Stan Savige.stan savige, legatee function, dinner -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Small, Melvin, Antiwarriors: The Vietnam War and the Battle for America's Hearts and Minds, 2002
The Vietnam War and the tumultuous internal upheavals in America that coincided with it marked a watershed era in U.S. history. These events profoundly challenged America's heroic self-image.The Vietnam War and the tumultuous internal upheavals in America that coincided with it marked a watershed era in U.S. history. These events profoundly challenged America's heroic self-image.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - protest movements - united states, united states - history - 1945 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Welsh, Douglas, The Complete Military History Of The Vietnam War (Copy 2)
That the Vietnam War represents a watershed in American military and political history no one doubts.That the Vietnam War represents a watershed in American military and political history no one doubts.vietnam war, 1961-1975, vietnam - history, tet offensive, fall of south vietnam -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Welsh, Douglas, The Complete Military History Of The Vietnam War (Copy 1)
That the Vietnam War represents a watershed in American military and political history no one doubts.That the Vietnam War represents a watershed in American military and political history no one doubts.vietnam war, 1961-1975, vietnam - history, tet offensive, fall of south vietnam -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Welsh, Douglas, The History Of The Vietnam War (Copy 3)
The Vietnam War was the watershed of American military and political power in the 20th century.The Vietnam War was the watershed of American military and political power in the 20th century.vietnam war, 1961-1975, tet offensive -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Welsh, Douglas, The History of the Vietnam War (Copy 2)
The Vietnam War was the watershed of American military and political power in the 20th century.The Vietnam War was the watershed of American military and political power in the 20th century.vietnam war, 1961-1975, tet offensive -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Welsh, Douglas, The History of the Vietnam War (Copy 1)
The Vietnam War was the watershed of American military and political power in the 20th century.The Vietnam War was the watershed of American military and political power in the 20th century.vietnam war, 1961-1975, tet offensive
