A national ceremony in Canberra will mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the war
say they have identified 285 Indigenous servicemen who fought in the Vietnam war and seven involved in the battle of Long Tan., which will be commemorated in a national ceremony in Canberra.
Australian War Memorial researchers have identified 285 Indigenous servicemen who fought in the Vietnam war and seven in the battle of Long Tan.“It’s the recognition and understanding that our men and women were willing to put their hands up and defend the country that had taken so much from them in such a short term after the effects of colonisation,” Bell said.
“We already had four men in the frontline, now we have three additional ones in the artillery units, they were providing the fire support,” he said.
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