Vietnam Veterans Day

and the

Battle of Long Tan

The Vietnam Veterans MC Gippsland Chapter would like to invite all interested persons to help us commemorate this day.

On Sunday the 19th of August 2012 at 1.45pm 

At our Club House, Longwarry Nth. Check location map on this site.

Service to start at 2pm, followed by refreshments.

Anyone is welcome to lay a wreath.

Vietnam Veterans Day,  is a day for remembering and honoring those men and woman who died in military service for our country. These Soldiers, Sailors,  and Airmen made the ultimate sacrifice, and they and their families deserve, at the very least, a quiet moment of thanks this V.V. D.

It should also be a time for reflection and appreciation of the sacrifices of our living Veterans who have also served, particularly those who have been wounded in combat. Whether or not you support the wars, any wars, it is undeniable that we owe these service members, of all conflicts, a debt of gratitude. In addition, many Vets come home with invisible wounds. These wounds haunt them and their families every day. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain  Injury (TBI) or a combination of both.

Vietnam Veterans' Day, celebrated in Australia on the 18th of August each year, remembers those Australians and New Zealanders who served during the Vietnam War and also commemorates the Battle of Long Tan, it gives us  an opportunity to stand as one and remember those who did not come home. Also those that today still pay a price for their service in Vietnam.

 One of the most well-known Australian engagements of the Vietnam War was the Battle of Long Tan, 17-20 August 1966. The battle saw the action of 108 ANZACS against a Viet Cong (North Vietnamese) force estimated between 1,500 and 2,500. The Battle was one of the heaviest conflicts of the Vietnam War as well as one the few battles in the recorded history of the world to be won against such odds.

The Vietnam War was the longest war Australia was ever involved in. Australian involvement in the Vietnam War was marked by controversy and significant levels of public opposition to conscription and concern about casualties. The Vietnam War was also the first war witnessed 'live' on television.

Vietnam Veterans Day 2008

Let the young ones know about our history