The Governor-General's Banner was presented to The Battaion of Officer Cadets Officer Training Unit, Scheyville by His Excellency the Governor-General of Australian Lord Casey KG, GCMG, CH, DSO, MC, PC on 8 October 1967In a timber frame with a brown matt these is a coloured photograph of the entrance to a military base. Also a coloured photograph of three soldiers in dark uniforms with white belts and two with red sash and the middle solder with a white sash. There is a red flag behind them. Also features two coloured photographs of banners and information of the Officer Training Unit and the Governor General's Banner (see media for more details). Also In Memory of the graduates of the Officer Training Unit who died on active in Vietnam from 962-1972.Presented to the National Vietnam Veterans Museum July 2018 by The OTU Assiciation.framed display, scheyville, officer training unit, governor general, killed in action, 2lt john fraser, 1731113, royal australian infantry corps, 3rd battalion, the royal australian regiment, 2lt alan douglas jellie, 39510, australian army aviation corps, 161 (indep) recce flt, 2lt terrance edward langlands, 2786939, 1 australian reinforcement unit, 1st battalion, 2lt ian george mathers, 2794496, royal regiment of australian artillery, 4th field regiment, 12th field regiment, 2lt david paterson, 4718855, 2lt kerry patrick rinkin, 217479, 5th battalion, 2lt gordon cameron sharp, 2781465, 6th battalion, commendation for gallantry, 2lt leonard alexander taylor, 3787987, lord casey

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Vietnam War veteran An enthralling account of an Australian infantryman and his companions in the Vietnam War. On Friday 8th March 1968, 20-year-old Gary McKay lost the lottery. He was conscripted. From a comfortable and carefree life of surfing and rugby football, he was drafted into the deadly serious preparation for war in the jungles of South Vietnam. In Good Company is his story told in his own words. It begins with induction and selection for the officer academy for national servicemen at Scheyville, a six-month 'pressure cooker' course which produced second lieutenants ready to lead troops into action against the Viet Cong. It ends three and a half years later with a burst of NVA machine-gun fire during a battle among enemy-held bunkers in the hills of Nui Le. Here is a grass-roots account of the blood, sweat and tears shared by a rifle platoon in jungle warfare, a straightforward story of the fears and the camaraderie which soldiers experience in combat. Gary McKay fashioned this account from his experience in action, leading his platoon. The detail is provided from the 80 letters he wrote to his wife while he served. He wrote his story for the reader who wants to know what the soldier on the ground went through - in the fetid jungle, in battle. Anyone who wants to understand what service in South Vietnam meant to those who were there should read this book. 'Reading In Good Company leaves a vivid and disconcerting impression of how the Vietnam War smelt, felt and sounded. One of the most honest and affecting war memoirs which Australians have so far published.' - Mark Thomas, Canberra Times 'An enthralling, accurate account of infantry soldiering in the Vietnam era. Very readable; a must for those who have never experienced combat and a vivid reminder for all veterans.' - Major General M. P. Blake, AM, MC, former CO 5th Battalion RARGary John McKay MC (born 1947) is a writer and former Australian Army officer. He was awarded the Military Cross while serving with the 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment during the Vietnam War.[1] He later served as Commanding Officer of 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment between 1988 and 1990Soft cover non fiction book