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The long march home

During the big wars of the last century Australian soldiers killed in action were interred in war cemeteries overseas. The cost of repatriating 100,000 plus […]

Defence, General Musings, Vietnam

Secret missions

Posted on Wednesday, 12 Aug 15 by Kev

At the height of the Vietnam War, John Ali was in a team of truck drivers recruited on the orders of the then army minister […]

Defence, Vietnam

Remembrance Day

Posted on Monday, 11 Nov 13 by Kev

Terry Sweetman can’t keep ideology out of todays remembrance as he talks of good and bad wars in a piece entitled Remembrance day silence a time to […]

Defence, General Musings, Politics, Vietnam

Platoon Reunion

Posted on Thursday, 22 Aug 13 by Kev

This weekend I’ll be at Coolangatta at a platoon reunion. 43 years ago next Tuesday we lost our first mate, Neil Richardson, on operations in […]

Vietnam

Lest we forget

Posted on Monday, 12 Nov 12 by Kev

I attended the memorial service at the Bribie Island RSL yesterday to remember all those who have gone before me and was a little put […]

Defence, Vietnam

Viet Vets in trouble again

Posted on Tuesday, 6 Mar 12 by Kev

Aussie Vietnam Vets have hit the news big time. The final volume of the official history of the Australians in the Vietnam War is about […]

Defence, Vietnam

A rewrite of history

Posted on Friday, 26 Aug 11 by Kev

Lyndsay Murdock needs some history lessons. Talking about Julia Gillard’s gaffe about General Vo Nguyen Giap’s death he finds the General alive in Hanoi. Giap […]

Vietnam