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  • A great video. Thanks for this. I came to Vietnam in Jan 1988. I own a business in Sagion. I entered RMC Duntroon in 1969. I graduated into the artillery (I08 Fd Bty, 4 Fd Regt, Townsville) at the end of 1972, after 4 years of training to go to Vietnam, just in time to miss the War (and to enter a useless peacetime army). I did later serve 2 peacekeeping tours, but hardly the same. I finally left the army after 16 years' regular service, mostly with the mighty Aust Int Corps.

  • i love this my father served on HMAS perth 1970/71 and my uncle served with 5 RAR true guardians of freedom god bless all who serve.

  • After French lost DienBienPhu in 1954, HoChiMinh opened Land Reform in 1955, Ho bastard killed 750,000 innocent civilians, because they were rich, vast land, big house and gold. Later uncle HoChiMinh pushed one million young men to fright in the South, during TET 1968 Ho ordered to kill and bury a live 5,000 Hue citizens.

  • Anyone who served in that war from Australia has my eternal respect.

    I served at that time in the RA Inf, but never got to the sharp end, although I sure tried.

    We all owe those men and woman the respect they deserve and did not receive from Australian governments, especially Labor governments and the unions who refused to even send them food, ammo and their mail.

  • i cant really help but pinch a little tear now and then when i watch vietnam war storries and Read all the Comments from people who acutally were in the war! U guys Cant get respect enough!"

  • aussie aussie aussie!!!!!

  • Australia is about the only ally the US has that is worth a damn. The rest see no threat, hear no threat, speak no threat. They see the world with a shortsighted and national or at best regional perspective. Do you really think the Germans will come and help if Korea lights on fire? There are only a handfull that carry the weight of security, this world order, that all western/industrial free nations benfit from. Australia is one to shoulder her share of the burden, one of the "few."

  • Thanks for your service Brother, and all others who serve or have served.

    "All is fair in Love & War"

  • and nz were there too ANZAC PRIDE

  • I read that Australian trops were very proffesional soldiers in Vietnam.

  • @ADZ01982 Don't know about the bloody "trops", but the troops or Diggers as we call'em certainly were.......Sorry mate, just pull'in your leg.

  • I have no clue how i ended up on your video....but all i can say is thankyou for your service and sacrifice...kirstie UK xxx

  • My dad lost two uncles in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1916. One at Hill 60 Ypres, and the other on the north edge of Moquet Farm on the Somme. Both places any Aussie should know. I play the Flowers of the Forest every Friday for all of them.

  • I hadn't thought about the negative side of the news to be honest. I guess my dad did....but he turned 90 yesterday and can still recall his days in WW2 as if it were yesterday. So I suppose he was trying to protect our then innocent minds.

    Again I have the utmost respect for our armed forces...regular or those that were drafted. those that made the ultimate sacrifice will always be remembered.

  • born in 58...I was too young for the call up for Vietnam. but I still remember the news items each night about our brave guys in vietnam. My dad having been through WW2 was a little anti we kids watching that stuff at the time but taught me to have the utmost respect for our arm services people. I still carry that respect.

  • @bmgtz unfortunately the news media in aus was as bad as the USA was, it made out that all kinds of atrocities and other stuff went on , the civillian population had no fear of 99.9% of any side but there own as is the case in every war/conflict , not all were as called in aus national servicemen , but as the USA was you will find there was more regulars there

  • They where the real heroes

  • Please to Peace.

  • R.I.P. GREAT OZ HEROES !!

  • I was born in 1981 i'm a Texan, fought in Iraq 2004-2005 my dad fought in Vietnam 1970-1971. I have nothing but luv for all Vietnam vets, thank you Australia you guys always on our side no matter what you guys are great Allies. Also I'm living in Brisbane right now wonderful city

  • I was born in 1968 so obviously I dont remember the Vietnam War when it happened but I have learnt a lot about it as I grew up and have the highest respect for those soldiers who fought there and all the Aussie soldiers who have fought for our country before then and since then and those currently serving us now.

  • Good vid. Respect to all who fought clean and were men. And , yes, I dont see any animosity living here in Vietnam for the past. The Aussies and NZ'rs held their heads up high and were not soiled by the My Lai's and the Hue's that occured as far as I know. Lots of good old Aussies living here now and loving it.

  • Great montage,, bone-chilling song// I listened and watched twice..

  • Hi what is name this song?

  • @18Pixel the song is i was only 19 also known as a walk in the light green , written by john schumann

  • @madbloodydog isnt it by redgum 

  • @SenorBeagleCulo yes it is ,redgum was formed and song written by john schumann, who today is a architect if memory serves me right

  • As an Aussie who often visits the Mekong, I have had the opportunity to meet ex soldiers from both sides, VC, AARVN, & US. It amazes me how they all appear to have now found peace within themselves, particulary the marines who have married Vietnamese and reside in Vietnam for extended periods of time. Best wishes to those that have yet to put the bloody past behind them, and God Bless them.

  • @gonygulu It's always the soldiers that forgive and forget soonest. If it weren't for their governments forcing them into conflict with each other, there'd be no animosity between peoples.

  • canada should ov gone 2 fight...god were pussies...

  • @chadberry75 Nope youy guys not there were quite a few canadians that enlisted in the US Army during Vietnam. Also you guys doing some good work in Afgan

  • Poingnant song!

  • i was only born 20 years after this war, i just read paul hams book on vietnam. I would like to day that the diggers did an amazing job, shame on those protestors that had not researched into the subject b4 setting on the diggers. they would have hung there heads in shame if they knew what the real situation was. also good vid.

  • @Kokoda144 The same thing is happening now. The same situation and the same public response. Ive been spat on for going to afghanistan. Spat on for building schools , fucking irony is hilarious.

  • God help me... I really love that song. No pun intended.

    It is one of those bloody details that aren't well known to us Yanks that Aussies and Kiwis and South Africans did a lot of the "dirty work" for us Yanks in many of our wars, and especially in Vietnam. Any respect we would offer to show them is damn well deserved.

  • In 1967-69 I was privlidged to have spent time with my brothers in arms from down-under. My mechanisim for dealing with the time I spent there was to stuff the memories so successfully that today they only come back in small snippets, in the middle of the night. But one thing I do remember is how much respect I had for those fighting men from Australia and New Zealand.

    May God bless you as well as all the Mothers, Fathers, Wives and Children for the sacrifices made.

  • I remember back in 1970 catching a ride with a U.S. Marine and an Aussie when I went to Chu Lai to find my best friend from home. I don't know if that was the reason I deceided to go to Sydney for R&R. Anyway I had a great time there in Kings Cross. Alabama B co. 2/1 196th LIB 23rd Division

  • I RESPECT EVERY1 IN THE VIETNAM WAR GOD BLESS AUSTRALIA!!

  • thank you for this and thanks to all our aussie soldiers god bless you all who made it home and rip to the ones that didnt make it home all you guys went through so much and for that u have my respect u have us proud to be an australian you will be rememberd least we forget

  • @3:40 i wonder if he raised that monkey

  • Thank you Austrilla for your sacrifice.My grandpa served in the Royal Lao Army.You guys saved many refugees also after the war.My aunt still live in Austrilla

  • wow, I had no idea the U.S. even had an allie in the vietnam war, especially Austrailian, makes sense though seeing how you guy's are in that part of the world.

  • @marc7898

    Mate, we've fought together in every war over the past century (WW1, WW2, Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq). For better or worse, we've shared a lot of blood.

  • @marc7898

    Mate, we've fought together in every major war (WW1, WW2, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Afghanistan, Iraq), and most of the sideshows, over the past century. For better or worse, we've shared a lot of blood.

  • @marc7898 we shead blood againts the communist ect to help your countr,after ww2 your counry got involved with north korea and we helped,dont you know that the Aussie soldiers in korea saved over 1.000 american lives?

  • Awesome footage, mate. A real treat. Thanks for sharing. You and your mates did a bloody good job. Hat off to you. Did you ever rub shoulders with the RNZAF? My next door neighbour used to fly troops in and out of LZs, although I think he said mostly the American troops. He was NZ Air Force. Did a lot of missions.

  • The first images I remember from tv were of black-white news broadcasts on our old rank arena tv on the 6o'clock news. mum bought a colour one as soon as they came out in '74. too young to be corrupted by the politics of the time but glad i can look back on those images without a polluted mind and see our boys were every bit as equal to those who had gone before them.

  • ThankYou to our true ally during a tough go of it, Australia stood tall and is under appreciated as giving honor,bravery,and valor equal to any units serving in vietnam.

  • this is the first vidoe that i have seen about Oz troops in Nam! what a great video and god bless all of those men who fought and die'd ! there should be ALOT more on the Ozzy troops in vietnam! job weel done!

    K.Mc Scotland

  • My God bless your fallen brothers. My condolences to their families, friends and to you. Only those that have been in battle and have seen the sacrifices will ever understand the lose of a brother in arms. Travel through this life with your head held high for a job well done. IRAQ 03-04, WIA July 01, 2003. Tour completed in 04, only then was the internal injuries found. 22 surgeries and counting. I honor anyone that has been there and done that.

  • God bless Vietnam Vets everywhere!

  • thanks Australians, your souldurs are badasses!!!

  • There is just not enough material on You Tube or anywhere, about the contribution

    that was made by our Aussie Diggers. Keep up the good work.

    Ex Digger RAR 1973-76.

  • right now im in the middle of getting a full back job.. of vietnam battle of long tan this is a memorial. to you guys that to the fight to the viet con and kicked there asses .ausies and nz are sone of the bravist men to walk this earth.we will remember them .

  • You made us proud "Aussie's"  Semper Fi

    Old US Nam Marine

  • whats with the moon landing pic mate?

  • @MrGrog88 it goes with the lyrics to the song

  • You blokes need to be respected more for what you did

  • excellent video to remember our brothers from Australia and Thank Them

    J.Mayfield SP/4 U.S.Army Vietnam --

  • God bless all that have served in the line of duty!!

  • the songs name is "i was only 19"

  • whats the name of the song it makes me think kinda like it

  • the song is "i was only 19"

  • Thank you Aus... For going where we feared to tread.

    It is with shame we hang our heads low for not following you.

    Well done, nice post.

  • Uc-Dai-Loi Number 1! It may sound foolish, but I wish I had your conviction. To bear/share some of the burden placed on reg's and natio's. All I have is empathy. Take care.

  • I was at tan son nhut 67- 70 . Remember only having some brews with Aussies in Saigon. A long time ago , but like yesterday. MEMORIES.

  • they help us in iraq and afghanistan too!! Brave and tough sob's

  • These boys not only helped the Vietnam people they grew America and Australia very strong Allies.From ww2 fighting Japan and then in Vietnam and it will only get stronger.

  • thanks for the video many people forget that freedom comes at a cost

  • Thank You for helped Vietnamese People in the war.you are friends of vietnamese people forecer

  • As a current soldier, this shows how much sacrifice is show by my brother in arms. And its a privilage to see that civilians see the hard times that we go through, even if we don't have a choice of going to such places such as Vietnam back then and Iraq now.

  • thank you aussies

  • @marine6 Thanku our yanky mates....alot of respect for America.!!

  • anyone who wants to push a political barrow or be insulting, or have a misguided view without even being born then will just be deleted

  • @madbloodydog Good on ya digga. I served because of you blokes. your an inspiration to the few aussies left in australia

  • Power to you!!! Thank you so much fr living your life with such horrible memories, so us younger onescan live in a great country, No matter how much time passes the roles of ourmen in vietnam will never beforgotten!!! God bless!!

  • ive always been and always will be proud of my vietnam veteran dad (dec) as well as all other veterans who have served this country in all conflicts

    your heroics and sacrifices will not be forgotten

  • You are my heros! Thankyou boys for what you did for this country, and we are so proud of you all!by the way, if anyone knows a seargeant Michael Cooper please contact me, he was in Vietnam, and he would be around his mid 60's, and he makes jewellry, I want to contact him.I dont remember where he was originally from, but last I heard he was in Melbourne, and that was back in the mid 90's. Thanks!

  • Back in 1968-69, I spent some time in the bush with some of the best soldiers I've ever known and they were Aussies. Because of them I spent my R&R in Sydney (the Opera House was just completed as I remember) and had one of the best times of my life! Hope to make it back to your part of the world at some point and have a beer with some of my Aussie brothers. God bless all of you for your service and sacrifice! G'Day to you.

    Jim B

    9th Inf. Divsion, LRRP, Bear Cat and Dong Tam

  • lest we forget. thank u diggers!

  • Anzacs are bloody hard men.

  • well done boys you are all great hereos shame on us Brits for not helpin out when you guys were sellin your lives away. I will always feel shame as we always seem to giv our aussie cousins a bad time in wars espicially Gallipolli you boys are fantastic

  • @ultrasions Beautiful comment.

  • Its good to the the History of our Troops displayed for all to see and learn,I have always had a great respect for our Vietnam Vets, On Anzac day and the Long Tan Memorial day I allways have a beer and listen to the Vets talk of the Comeraderie and mateship whilst in a shitty place, it never fails to bring a lump to my throat hearing the tales and bonds forged in that shit hole, Cheers

  • Great video Brian.

    And the logo at the end was fantastic.

    Peter

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