The fire was cracking in the air ovr our heads, biting into the mud all round us and you'd hear the thud as bullets embedded in the rubber trees.

signalman robert william higgins, 3792034, australian national serviceman, royal australian corps of signals, 104 signal squadron, battle of long tan, 11 platoon, d company, 6 rar, nui dat, diggers, viet cong

The Year I Said Goodbye is the gripping story of a family man at war.

signalman robert william higgins, 3792034, australian national serviceman, royal australian corps of signals, 104 signal squadron, 2nd lt peter james winter, 4717601, royal australian infantry corps, 7th battalion, the royal australian regiment

In May 1968, Mike Towes was conscripted into the Australian Army and found himself sent to Vietnam without actually volunteering for that service. Against regulations!

signalman robert william higgins, 3792034, australian national serviceman, royal australian corps of signals, 104 signal squadron, pte michael charles towers, 3793636, royal australian infantry corps, 1 australian reinforcement unit

On the afternoon of 19 August 1966, just five kilometres from the main Australian Tast Force base at Nui Date, a group of Viet Cong soldiers walked into the right flank of Delta Company, 6 RAR.

signalman robert william higgins, 3792034, australian national serviceman, royal australian corps of signals, 104 signal squadron, battle of long tan, australian task force, nui dat, viet cong soldiers, delta company, 6 rar, major harry smith mc, 6776, royal australian infantry corps, star of gallantry, military cross, 6th battalion, the royal australian regiment

A pictorial of the planes that served with the United States Airforce

signalman robert william higgins, 3792034, australian national serviceman, royal australian corps of signals, 104 signal squadron, 6 rar, american aircraft and helicopters

An illustrated history relates the fascinating story of the RAAF and its predecessor the Australian Flying Corps.

signalman robert william higgins, 3792034, australian national serviceman, royal australian corps of signals, 104 signal squadron, royal australian air force

A pictorial of the planes that served with the United States Airforce

signalman robert william higgins, 3792034, australian national serviceman, royal australian corps of signals, 104 signal squadron, dien bien phu, arvn, the gulf of tonkin, australian soldiers, battle of long tan, nva soldier, tet offensive (1968), battle of khe sanh, tunnel rats, cambodia, laos, the easter offensive, fall of saigon