Was given to commemorate the homecoming of the Vietnam War Vets, as there was no formal welcome home at the actual end of the Vietnam War. This group of veterans were the first group to be not given a formal welcome parade at the end of their service. This parade occurred 25 years after the Vietnam War, and signified the changed attitudes around the services performed by these men. This plaque commemorates the welcome home parade for all Vietnam Veterans 25 years after the war finished. It was intended to show the appreciation and good will of the Australian people in stark contrast to the bad feelings demonstrated to Servicemen an d women on their initial returns.Plaque commemorating the Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Parade in Sydney 1987. Image shows a map of Australia, with the Australian Flag visible. Text reads ' Vietnam Veterans Parade Sydney 1987. Australian Vietnam Forces.'VIETNAM VETERANS PARADE/ SYDNEY 1987/ AUSTRALIAN VIETNAM FORCESvietnam, vietnam war, sydney, australian vietnam forces, vietnam veterans parade sydney 1987

Wooden shield with map of Australia, sydney Harvour Bridge and Vietnam Service Medals on top of Australian Flag "Australian Vietnam Forces"Australian Vietnam Forcesplaque, vietnam veterans parade

This shield was collected because it commemorates the Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Parade in Sydney in 1987. Wooden plaque with a metal shield bearing the Australian flag behind a silhouetted map of Australia and the Sydney Opera house, plus the two campaign medals. Vietnam Veterans Parade/ Sydney 1987/ Australian Vietnam Forcesvietnam veterans parade, plaque, australian vietnam forces, 1987, welcome home parade

Vietnam Veterans parade 1987. Australia gives the Vietnam Veterans:soldiers, navy and airman finally receive the "welcome home" they deserved. Vietnam Veterans parade 1987. Australia gives the Vietnam Veterans:soldiers, navy and airman finally receive the "welcome home" they deserved. Stained pine board with three Vietnam plaques mounted on - plaques - 1. Australian force Vietnam, 2.National memorial to Vietnam forces 3 Vietnam vetrans parade sydney 1987. 1. Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial and 2. National Memorial to Vietnam forces The Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial is dedicated to all those Australians who served, suffered and died in that conflict. It was built largely through contributions from the Australian people, raised by the Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial Committee. 3. Vietnam Vetrans Parade Sydney 1987 On October 3, 1987, around 22, 000 Vietnam veterans marched in a ‘Welcome Home’ parade through the streets of Sydney It was estimated that the parade was watched by a crowd of up to 100,000, including Prime Minister Hawke, and that it stood up to ten deep along the parade route in some places. he marchers carried more than 500 Australian flags, each flag representing a serviceman who had lost their life during the Vietnam War. These simple acts represented the reconciliatory nature of the event – the flags, standing for the nation-state, were accepted as a proper symbol for the fallen by the veterans and symbolised their reconciliation with the body politic that they felt had rejected their rightful place in the Anzac narrative after the end of the Vietnam conflict. Plaques:- 1. Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial, Wooden Shield with metal shield with black outer ringed by service corps insignia, inner with a white band of the shield shape. the interior of the metal shield is light blue circle, with a white vertical sword, the top of the sword is a banner of red and orange strips. Below the metal shield is a Australian Army rising sun badge. Followed by a banner inscribed with " Australian Force Vietnam" 2. National Memorial to the Australian Vietnam Forces :- Small wooden shield, with a metal rectangle inscribed - vietnam veterans, welcome home parade 1987, plaques

These ceramic steins were created to commemorate the Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Parade held in 1987, Sydney.Beige coloured ceramic beer stein with handle. Gold stripe at top, Australian flag with map of Australia in yellow, Sydney Harbour Bridge and two medals in a shield shape adorn the front.welcome home parade, sydney, 1987, memorabilla, vietnam veterans, stein, mug, souvenir

A collection of photographs of the Vietnam Veterans Parade in Sydney 1987.welcome home parade 1987, vietnam veterans march, vietnam veterans parade, vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives - australian, sydney, prime minister of australia bob hawke, ben humphreys mp minister for veterans affair, president reagan

Australia's Vietnam veterans were finally 'Welcomed Home' in Sydney during the first weekend in October, 1987, with civic ceremonies, a Sawn service, a concert and, most importantly, a parade or march.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - social aspects - australia, parades - new south wales - sydney, welcome home parade 1987

Australia's Vietnam veterans were finally 'Welcomed Home' in Sydney during the first weekend in October, 1987, with civic ceremonies, a Sawn service, a concert and, most importantly, a parade or march.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - social aspects - australia, parades - new south wales - sydney, vietnam veterans march, welcome home parade 1987