Historical information
This item commemorates the conflict in Vietnam.
Physical description
A large white information board commemorating 1 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment under command US 173rd Airborne Brigade (separate) during 1965 to 1966 in Vietnam. There are 5 photos of soldiers in the jungle and one photo of a soldier walking with a local. In brief the board describes the history of first tour with a detailed citation of US meritorious unit commendation.
Subjects
- 1 battalion,
- royal australian regiment,
- viet cong,
- vc,
- bien hoa,
- 173rd airborne brigade,
- ben cat,
- war zone d,
- the iron t,
- operation crimp,
- ho bo woods,
- saigon,
- tunnels of cu chi,
- us 1st infantry dicision,
- operation rolling stone,
- 1st australian task force,
- prime minister harold holt,
- anzac day,
- us army's meritorious unit commendation,
- 4th/19th prince of wales light horse,
- acp troop,
- 161 field battery,
- royal new zealand artillery,
- 105 field battery,
- royal australian artillery,
- 3 field troop,
- royal australian engineers,
- 161 (indep) recce flt,
- australian army aviation corps,
- 1 australian logistics support company,
- sgt william john noble,
- 3411105,
- royal australian infantry corps
