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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Memorabilia
Various clippings all in Vietnamese language. Large map of vietnam with picture of US Army Helicopter on front: clippings all in Vietnamese: (two depicting dead or injured soldiers, one of flowerw, one of bombs exploding): misc coins of various denominationsEnvelope "Tom, you may be able to use these at the Museum", regards (unable to read writing)memorabilias, vietnamese language -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Artwork, other - Painting, on velvet
... of a soldier in US Army battle dress with a rifle over his left... souvenir US soldier On helmet: FAID-V ( written in pen) . On road ...Round black velvet disc with caricature-style image of a soldier in US Army battle dress with a rifle over his left shoulder painted on it . Flags of America, Vietnam and Korea are in the background. He is holding a road sign. "Toby" on his right pocket.On helmet: FAID-V ( written in pen) . On road sign: HQ69th Sig B.N. VIETNAM printed in white on top of disc.plaque, america, craft, art, souvenir, us soldier -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Equipment - Equipment, Army, Scarf
Green cotton open weave wide scarf used by soldier as a sweat rag. Gold trimmed blue material insert badge used to secure scarf together.scarf, clothing -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Equipment - Equipment, Army, Coat, 1965 (exact)
Green overcoat not used in Vietnam but issued to soldiers for use in cold climates. 15 gold buttons attached in various positions. Various moth holes (has been in freeezer)coat, clothing -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Information Photos
... . Army South Vietnam Army Two descriptions of Soldiers dress ...Two descriptions of Soldiers dress and personal equipment belts. Coloured. 1. New Zealand Infantryman. Vietnam 1966 2. South Vietnamese Army Vietnam 1970 Each are plastic coveredphotograph, new zealand. army, south vietnam army -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Equipment - Equipment, Army, Laundry Bag
Mesh design bag with synthetic cord tie. Soldier's name is stenciled on the outside of the bag with Unit Numbe in red ink.O'Rourke 3Plaundry bag -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, 7th Battalion: The Royal Australian Regiment: Soldier's Field Booklet
Dark red with gold lettering.J.P. Sheddick7th battalion, soldiers booklet -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Flag, North Vietnam Flag
Whilst cataloguing this North Vietnamese Flag Mike Welles (donor of this item) and he told us the story on the flag that he donated. Mike said that he took this flag from a body or a bandit who got in the way of bullets. In 1966 Mike Wells was Operations Advisor from 1966 - 1967 at PhuocSilk Viet Cong flag for placement over the body of North Vietnamese soldier. Flag is blood stained. Top half is aqua, bottom half red, with a yellow star sewn in at the centre.Mike Wells was part of the AATTV team'Welles' is a name imprinted on hem.north vietnam flag, flag, aattv, mike wells, australian army training team vietnam (aattv) -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Audio - Audio, CD, Vietnam Nominal Roll (Army) by Corps & National Service; KIA Honour Roll; Vietnam Honours & Awards; Vietnam Roll (Navy & RAAF), 2015
vietnam war - 1961-1975 - soldiers - australian -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Audio - Audio, CD, You're in the Army Now
Four songs: 1)You're in the Army now 2) I'm proud to be called an Australian 3) My country my life 4) Our Vietnam Veterans names are on the wall.vietnam war - 1961-1975 - soldiers - australian, soldiers -- australia -- songs and music -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet - Periodical, Army Journal, No. 232, September 1968, 1968
Green cover has b/w artwork of soldiers in slouch hats coming out of the jungle on front, and Australian Army symbol of crossed swords and kangaroo under a crown on back in white. 64-page journalmilitary – periodicals -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, Video, Vietnam: 27 mins. (Copy 1)
Black/white actuall footage of Australian soldiers in Vietnam with music in the background.australian force vietnam, australian army, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - australia, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, Video, Vietnam: 27 mins. (Copy 1)
Black/white actuall footage of Australian soldiers in Vietnam with music in the background.australian force vietnam, australian army, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - australia, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Print, Fire Support Base Coral - May 1968
Coloured photo in black wooden frame with brown matt board depicting 3 U.S. Army self-propelled artillery & 3 soldiers in the foreground in a sand bagged defensive position.54GP 3F35 , A-16 (on artillery piece). My Vietnam collection @Fred Bowden; Fire Support Base Coral, May 1968.fire support base - coral -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Equipment - Equipment, Army, Grenade Pouch
An olive green grenade pouch with six pouches. A replica grenade is on one of the pouches. This pouch would then be attached to a belt worn by SAS soldiersgrenade, pouch, sas -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, WO1 Stuart A Birnie AATTV Bronze Star
Photograph and Document of WO1 Birnie with South Vietnamese soldier. Copy of General Order Awarding Bronze Star to WO1 Birnie. Copy of CitationSeal of Secretary of US Army.photograph, framed document, wo1 birnie -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, ARVN Checkpoint
Colour Photograph in a Black Frame of an Army of The Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) checkpoint viewed through the rear of an aircraft. Several trucks and soldiers are near the checkpoint.photograph, arvn, checkpoint -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Painting - Painting, Ziggy on patrol
GIZYCKI, Andrzej Roman Witold, AKA GIZYCKI de GOZDAWA, Andrew Roman Witold, Service number: 37505, served in Royal Corps of Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, 7RAR, 1967Painting in Gold Metal Frame ( Oil ) streched canvas depicting Soldier in the reeds combat camoflage and rifle.Australian Army Badge Rank (SLR ) Raeme Badge & 2 YG on hat same artist of soldier in other painting of Ziggy. Same Frame.soldier, raeme, ziggy, gizycki -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Australia. Dept of Defence, Army: the First 200 Years
... jungles of the pacific and Vietnam...australia's soldiers. Army ...They fought on the African Veldt. They fought in the mud-choked trenches of France. they fought in the searing heat of the Western Desert and the tropocal jungles of the pacific and Vietnam...australia's soldiers.They fought on the African Veldt. They fought in the mud-choked trenches of France. they fought in the searing heat of the Western Desert and the tropocal jungles of the pacific and Vietnam...australia's soldiers.australia. army - history, australia. dept of defense - history -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Horner, David, SAS: Phantoms of the Jungle: A history of the Australian Special Air Service. (Copy 1)
A gripping story of Australian soldiers at war, in Borneo and Vietnam vividly told and based on thorough research.A gripping story of Australian soldiers at war, in Borneo and Vietnam vividly told and based on thorough research.australia. army - commando troops, special air service regiment (australian army) -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Moore, Harold G, (Lt. Gen. Ret) and Galloway, Joseph L, We Were Soldiers Once - and Young: The Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam. (Copy 1)
Vietnam, November 1965, 450 men of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, under the command of Lt. Col. Hal Moore, are dropped by helicopter into a small clearing in the La Drang Valley and immediately surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers. Three days later, only two and a half miles away, a sister battalion is chopped to pieces. Together, these actions at the landing zones X-ray and Albany constitute one of the most savage and significant battles of the Vietnam War and set the tome of the conflict to come.Vietnam, November 1965, 450 men of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, under the command of Lt. Col. Hal Moore, are dropped by helicopter into a small clearing in the La Drang Valley and immediately surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers. Three days later, only two and a half miles away, a sister battalion is chopped to pieces. Together, these actions at the landing zones X-ray and Albany constitute one of the most savage and significant battles of the Vietnam War and set the tome of the conflict to come.united states. army, la drang valley (vietnam) , battle of, 1965, battle of la drang valley, 1st battalion, 7th cavalry -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Rottman, Gordon L, North Vietnamese Army Soldier 1958-75, 2009
... North Vietnamese Army Soldier 1958-75.... operations in a conventional war. North Vietnamese Army Soldier 1958 ...Commonly mistaken for the locally raised Viet Cong, the NVA was an entirely different force, conducting large-scale operations in a conventional war.Commonly mistaken for the locally raised Viet Cong, the NVA was an entirely different force, conducting large-scale operations in a conventional war.vietnam (democratic republic) -- armed forces., vietnam (democratic republic) -- history, military -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Odgers, George, Army Australia. (Copy 1), 1993
Army Australia is the definitive history of Australian soldiers involved in conflicts from the Maori War of the 1860's through to the Gulf War and the peacekeeping operations in the Western Sahara and Cambodia.Army Australia is the definitive history of Australian soldiers involved in conflicts from the Maori War of the 1860's through to the Gulf War and the peacekeeping operations in the Western Sahara and Cambodia.australia. army -- history, australia. australian army -- history. -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Moyle, Col (Sketchy), Indebted: From a Quaker schoolboy to an Australian SAS Soldier, 2017
Indebted is not your usual military autobiography. 'Sketchy's' easy-to-read memoir is both humorous and thought-provoking. It gives a unique insight into jungle warfare during the Vietnam conflict and training and culture in the Australian Army, particularly the Special Air Service. It is a powerful book that will be of interest to both service and non-service personnel.Indebted is not your usual military autobiography. 'Sketchy's' easy-to-read memoir is both humorous and thought-provoking. It gives a unique insight into jungle warfare during the Vietnam conflict and training and culture in the Australian Army, particularly the Special Air Service. It is a powerful book that will be of interest to both service and non-service personnel.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, australia. army. special air service regiment -- biography, soldiers -- training of -- australia -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Uniform - Patch, US Army Airborne
Shoulder patch of United States Army 173rd Airborne Brigade. Known as the "Sky Soldiers", they served in Vietnam from 1965 to 1971, with 1,533 Killed in Action.Two-piece cloth United States airborne shoulder patch. Top one is curved, blue and bears the word AIRBORNE in white, the other is a blue squared-shield with a white border and white wing carrying a red bayonet.united states, airborne, vietnam, patch, 173rd airborne, us army, army airborne, badge, emblem -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Uniform - Shoulder patch, US Army Airborne
Worn by the United States Army 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). The division was known to the Americans as the :Screaming Eagles". However, their bald eagle patch led to the North Vietnamese Army referring to 101st Airborne soldiers as "chicken men".A narrow curved black cloth patch with yellow embroidery. AIRBORNEunited states, airborne, patch, vietnam, badge -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Uniform - US Army 101st Airborne patch
Worn by the United States Army 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). The division was known to the Americans as the :Screaming Eagles". However, their bald eagle patch led to the North Vietnamese Army referring to 101st Airborne soldiers as "chicken men".A black shield-shaped cloth patch embroidered with a white bald eagle which has a yellow beak and red tongue.us army airborne, 101st airborne, united states army, patch, badge, emblem -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Moore, Harold G (Lt. Gen Ret) and Galloway, Joseph, We Were Soldiers Once - and Young: The Battle That Changed The War In Vietnam. (Copy 2)
Vietnam, November 1965, 450 men of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, under the command of Lt. Col. Hal Moore, are dropped by helicopter into a small clearing in the La Drang Valley and immediately surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers. Three days later, only two and a half miles away, a sister battalion is chopped to pieces. Together, these actions at the landing zones X-ray and Albany constitute one of the most savage and significant battles of the Vietnam War and set the tome of the conflict to come.Vietnam, November 1965, 450 men of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, under the command of Lt. Col. Hal Moore, are dropped by helicopter into a small clearing in the La Drang Valley and immediately surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers. Three days later, only two and a half miles away, a sister battalion is chopped to pieces. Together, these actions at the landing zones X-ray and Albany constitute one of the most savage and significant battles of the Vietnam War and set the tome of the conflict to come.united states. army, la drang valley (vietnam) , battle of, 1965, battle of la drang valley, 1st battalion, 7th cavalry -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Masters, Chris, Uncommon Soldier: Brave, compassionate and tough, the making of Australia's modern diggers
Brave, compassionate and tough, the making of Australia's modern diggers.Brave, compassionate and tough, the making of Australia's modern diggers.australia - military life, australia. australian army - history, digger -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Flag - Flag, Republic of South Vietnam
This flag was designed and handmade by the South Vietnam Resistance Army. It was donated to the RAAF Vietnam Veterans Association by former soldier, Le Van Luc, who was a soldier in the South Vietnamese Army until 1975, and then a member of the resistance movement.Hand made Republic of South Vietnam National Flag. The main colour of the flag is yellow. It has three red stripes in the centre stitched in red.