| Tango01 | 18 Aug 2014 10:49 p.m. PST |
… Vietnam Battle. "On Aug. 18, Australians remember their countrymen who served in the Vietnam War. The official name of the holiday is Vietnam Veterans Day, but many Aussies still call it "Long Tan Day" after the location of Australia's bloodiest battle since the Korean War. On that day in 1966, 105 Australian soldiers and three New Zealand forward artillery observers faced 2,500 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army guerrillas in a rubber plantation in Phuoc Tuy province, South Vietnam. They fought desperately in darkness and torrential rain for nearly four hours. The Australian Army lost 18 men that night and the fighting injured a further 24…"
Full article here
link Amicalement
Armand |
| Vosper | 19 Aug 2014 5:27 a.m. PST |
Interesting article, and I'll be sure to watch the documentary later. I hope the movie makes it, as well. |
| Tango01 | 19 Aug 2014 10:30 a.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friend!. (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
| Milites | 19 Aug 2014 6:56 p.m. PST |
Thanks, a good documentary, the radio reports were especially evocative and chilling. I particularly liked the simple map that clearly showed you how the battle developed and was updated after a veteran spoke about a particular order that was carried out. |
| Tango01 | 19 Aug 2014 11:25 p.m. PST |
No mention my friend. Amicalement
Armand |
 Legion 4   | 20 Aug 2014 9:26 a.m. PST |
Many forget of the "ANZAC" contributions in SE Asia … God Bless the ANZACs … they always seem to show up when there is trouble … |
| capt jimmi | 20 Aug 2014 8:31 p.m. PST |
Not as costly as is was for the VC and NVA who thought they had an "opportunity target" ! |
| Milites | 21 Aug 2014 4:13 a.m. PST |
Doubt the Vietnamese remember Long Tan, but they do remember entering Saigon. Casualty comparisons are pointless, its the end result that matters, something we seem to have forgotten at the moment. |
| FreemanL | 26 Aug 2014 9:54 a.m. PST |
I'm pretty certain there are some Vietnamese veterans out there who remember it quite well. I'm not sure what kind of person I would be if all I remembered was the win and not how I got there.
Larry |
| Milites | 26 Aug 2014 11:00 a.m. PST |
Long Tan was remembered by nationally Australians, simply because it was a remarkable event. The Vietnamese had hundreds of Long Tans, individual unremarkable and remembered only by the survivors, but they all led to a nationally celebrated victory. I'm pretty sure you, or many Western soldiers, would not climb over the bodies of your dead comrades, through an artillery barrage, just to close with the enemy. Not everyone thinks or feels the same way, especially nations, we keep on making that mistake recently. |
| Etranger | 26 Aug 2014 9:27 p.m. PST |
The Vietnamese are well aware of the significance of Long Tan link |
| capt jimmi | 31 Aug 2014 7:17 a.m. PST |
@ Milites ; what are you trying to say ? I'm not so sure you know that much about this event. But you seem as if trying to say something philosophical here …I'm just not sure what it is you are trying to say… ? |
| Milites | 04 Sep 2014 3:41 p.m. PST |
I simply was reflecting that the word cost, is a relative term. Long Tan has far more significance for Australia nationally, than the Vietnamese. Etranger, this link makes it clear about the real purpose of the cross. link |
