Australian National Vietnam Veterans Museum – Photo Review
The National Vietnam Veterans Museum on Phillip Island in Victoria is a very impressive volunteer run museum that seeks to remember, interpret and understand the experience of the veterans of Australia’s second longest conflict and the enduring impact of the Vietnam War.
French Indochina – Rare Cao Đai ‘Unification Of Sects’ Badge
A rare Cao Đài militia badge from the French Indochina War
Collector Group Subscriptions – ASMIC and Chute & Dagger
Electronic subscriptions to the ASMIC and Chute & Dagger insignia collector groups are cheap coming in at under $25 and they provide an invaluable database resource for our hobby.
Ray Beattie – Image for a Dead Man
Death through absence. Vietnam veteran Ray Beattie's controversial 1980 painting "Image for a Dead Man" expresses a soldier's grief at the loss of comrades and a statement about the repercussions of war. Lest We Forget.
Special Forces Exhibition at the French Army Museum – Paris
Timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary year of the creation of France’s Special Operations Command (COS), the Forces Spéciales exhibition at the Musée de l’Armée in Paris opens the door on the weapons and equipment used by the French Special Forces units.
‘A Bridge Too Far’ – Arnhem 1944
On 17 September 1944, the Allies launched Operation MARKET GARDEN, the ill-fated attempt to create a 103km corridor through German...
Indochina Wars – Cambodia’s KPNLAF faction (1979 – 92)
Some more insignia from my 'private armies' and militia groups collection. These are from the Khmer People’s National Liberation Armed Forces (KPNLAF) which existed between 1979 and 1992.
Vietnam War – The Long Tan Memorial cross
11:00 hrs, 18 August 1966. Nui Dat, South Vietnam. Delta Company from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (D Coy,...
“Out of Ammo” Museum – Arnhem
Arnhem's newest museum commemorating Operation Market Garden in 1944.
The Army Flying Museum (UK)
The Army Flying Museum in Hampshire tells the story of aviation in the British Army.
The Airborne Museum – Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France
In the early hours of 6 June 1944, Private John Marvin Steele, an American paratrooper from F Company, 2nd Battalion,...
The Late Arrivals Club’s ‘Winged Boot’ Award
Several years ago I was fortunate enough to get hold of a couple of badges that an Australian soldier brought...
The Ho Chi Minh Campaign Museum – HCMC, Vietnam
The Ho Chi Minh Campaign Museum (Bảo tàng Chiến dịch Hồ Chí Minh) is a military museum in Ho Chi...
Iraq – Task Group Taji – ANZAC Day 2016 Patch
. On 25 April 2016, Australian and New Zealand Defence Force personnel deployed to Iraq with Task Group Taji commemorated...
‘Big Things in Store’ – The Australian War Memorial Technology Centre Open Day
Coming up this weekend is the Australian War Memorial's Treloar Technology Centre - Big Things in Store 2022 open day.
Japanese Shinyo Suicide Boat at the Australian War Memorial
The Shinyo (‘Ocean Shaker’ or “Sea Quaker) was a one-man suicide boat produced by the Imperial Japanese Navy as a...
