A collection of stories as told to Footscay City College by many Vietnam Veterans. 1961 - 1975 -- veterans -- australia, vietnam war, 1961-1975 --veterans -- vietnamese

Seven young Australians find themselves caught up in the madness and brutality of the Vietnam War. One dies, six survive after being wounded - only to find there are worse things than dying on the battlefield. 1961-1975 - veterans - australia, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- psychological aspects, cpl peter haran, 43952, royal australian infantry corps, 2nd battalion, 3rd battalion, the royal australian regiment, sgt robert stanley kearney, 43268, 5th battalion

This item commemorates the war in Vietnam and was a gift presented to the National Vietnam Veterans Museum by the Victorian chapter of the Vietnamese Community in Australia in 2012.An olive green wine bottle with black screw cap. The label shows two armed soldiers in full pack with an Australian flag on the top left corner. Vietnamese Community in Aust - Victorian Chapter 2012/"Lest We Forget/Side By Side: Hanh Quan Phoi Hop. 1962-1975/Vietnam inscription 1961 - 1975 -- veterans -- australia, wine bottle, vietnamese community in australia, vietnamese community

Photograph by Australian Naval and military veterans of the Vietnam conflict. (Copy 2).Voyages to Vietnam is a unique collection of over 600 photographs taken by naval and military veterans of the Vietnam conflict.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - participation, australian - pictorial works, australia. royal australian navy -- pictorial works, australia. royal australian navy -- history -- vietnam war, 1961-1975, australia. royal australian navy, australian army, australian artillery regiment

What is combat in Viet Nam really like? This completely realistic account is the first full-length novel of Americans in action agains the Viet Cong.vietnam war, 1961 - 1975 - veterans - fiction, mekong delta, viet cong, the province of kien hoa

This book is dedicated to those who never made it home from Vietnam, both the living and the dead, and to the people who love them so very, very much.vietnam veterans memorial (washington, d.c.), vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975 - biography

A new chapter has opened between the United States and Vietnam, and Robert Schulzinger provides the roadmap in A time for Peace. Anyone interested in the factors that will be most critical for cooperation and issues likely to present obstacles and the factors affecting the relationship between former adversaries should read this marvelous and important book.united states - foreign relations - vietnam, vietnam - foreign relations - united states, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- veterans

On Veteran Day 1982, a unique monument was dedicated on the Mall in Washington D.C. vietnam veterans memorial (washington, d.c. ) - pictorial works, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - collectibles

Home to War is a superbly researched book that needed to be written. It sets forth in compelling detail a whole other dimension of America's tragic war in vietnam, which, until now, has never been completely captured.vietnam veterans against the war - history, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - protest movements - united states, south east asia, agent orange

Just over five hundred Australians were killed in action in the Vietnam War. Of those who returned 280 Vietnam veterans have officially been recognized as having committed suicide.vietnam veterans association of australia, 1961-1975 - australia, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - social aspects

What I thought I knew about the Viet Nam War didn't even come close to scratching the surface of what the Viet Nam experiece really was all about for my father (Gary McKay) and his fellow veterans... After going to Viet Nam with hem, I felt I finally understood him a little better. (this is by Kelly McKay) 1961-1975 -- vietnam, southern -- battefields, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- personal narratives, australian, veterans -- travel -- australia -- vietnam, gary mckay, 2lt tim fischer, 1 rar

Oral histories can never be better or more significant than the talk that went into them. By this measure alond BLOODS is superb. The twenty blacks who discussed their experiences while serving in the Viet Nam War are uniformly eloquent. vietnam war, 1961-1975- personal narratives, american, black american soldiers

Photograph by Australian Naval and military veterans of the Vietnam conflict. (Copy 1).Voyages to Vietnam is a unique collection of over 600 photographs taken by naval and military veterans of the Vietnam conflict.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - participation, australian - pictorial works, australia. royal australian navy -- pictorial works, australia. royal australian navy -- history -- vietnam war, 1961-1975, australian artillery regiment

Vietnam Wives is a profoundly moving book on the phycological and social consequences of war for families; a "must read" for anyone interested in the realities of war. It should be required reading for all politicians. There are lots of helpful suggestions for wives at the end post-traumatic stress disorder - patients - family relationships, veterans - united states - mental health, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - psychological aspects

On Veteran Day 1982, a unique monument was dedicated on the Mall in Washington D.C. vietnam veterans memorial (washington, d.c. ) - pictorial works, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - collectibles

Vietnam Wives is a profoundlly moving book on the phychological and social consequences of war for families; a "must read" for anyone interested in the realities of war. It should be required reading for all politicans. There are lots of helpful suggestions for wives at the end.post-traumatic stress disorder - patients - family relationships, veterans - united states - mental health, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - psychological aspects

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A colour photograph of Hat Dich, South Vietnam, December 1969. Australian United Press International War Correspondent Denis Gibbons, in a night harbour position with members of the 8th Battalion from the Royal Australian Regiment, watches a medic burn contaminated dressings following the treatment of wounded diggers in a contact with the NVA/VietCong.photograph, hat dich, united press international, war correspondents - australia, 8th battalion, royal australian regiment, medic, nva/vc, gibbons collection catalogue, 8 rar, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war, (1961-1975). history- sources, nva viet cong

Viet Nam was Australia's longest war. What was it really like for the 50,000 Australians who served between 1962 and 1972? Bullets, Beans and Bandages is a unique collection of impressions, reactions, feelings and fears - the often spellbinding personal experiences of Australians who saw active service in the Viet Nam War.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, australian, vietnam veterans

The United States government has not fulfilled its moral contract with you, the men and women who risked - and sometimes ruined - your lives in the service of your country. But now there is help.united states. veterans' administration - booklets, manuals, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states - booklets, manuals

In May 1969, Warrant Officer Second Class Keith Payne was leading a company of Montagnard soldiers near Ben Het, Vietnam. The company was overrun by a superior force of North Vietnamese regular soldiers, and when the skirmish was over many of Payne's men were left behind, wounded, disoriented and at the mercy of the enemy. 1961-1975 - veterans - biography, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - psychological aspects, payne, keith, wo keith payne, victoria cross

These poetic and moving spiritual reflections, born of the author's experience as an American chaplain in Vietnam and build on the themes of the ambivalent nature of war and the universal elements in the lives of people, Vietnamese and Americans, who live, fight, suffer and die there.veterans - united states - religious life, chaplains, military - united states, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - poetry

Once in a great while there comes a novel of such emotional impact and acute insight that it forever changes the way a reader sees a nation or an era.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- veterans - fiction, deserters, military - fiction

The Vietnam War was the longest, most bitterly devisive and least successful in which Australians have ever fought. It left a legacy of suffering and rejection amoung veterans which has only recently begun to be overcome. In Memories of Vietnam some Australians who knew the was from close up look back over the years and recall their experience in their own words.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, saigon, viet cong

Mostly Sailors deals with the life of sailors on board various ships in the Royal Australian Navy and how a boring and monotonous day can turn quickly into life threatening situations.australia. royal australian navy - history - vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - naval operations, australian

Although the Vietnam War officially ended in 1975, it continues to go on for thousands of veterans and their families. post-traumatic stress disorder - case studies, veterans - mental health - united states - case studies, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - psychological aspects

The achievements of Australian servicemen and women have played a central role in shaping Australia's national identity. But while we rightly commemorate the sacrifices of Australians in war, we have ignored those who returned to Australia and their struggles to reintegrate in Australian society. veterans - australia, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - veterans - australia, world war, 1939-1945 - veterans - australia

Oral histories can never be better or more significant than the talk that went into them. By this measure alond BLOODS is superb. The twenty blacks who discussed their experiences while serving in the Viet Nam War are uniformly eloquent. vietnam war, 1961-1975- personal narratives, american, american black soldiers

A former Army Captain and dedicated Vietnam combat veteran, Steve Mason is an unique American poet.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - poetry

One percent Motorcycle Clubs are contentious organisations that have challenged the rules of mainstream society since they were first formed in America during the late 1940s. Their image has been well-defined in popular culture - so much so that the sound of massed Harley Davidsons continues to send a wave of panic through the community.vietnam veterans' motorcycle club, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - veterans - australia