The Odd Angry Shot – An Iconic Aussie Vietnam War Movie
Watch the classic Australian SAS Vietnam War movie, "The Odd Angry Shot" and rare additional SAS archival footage from the war.
An Australian Vietnam War Era Zippo Lighter – 7 RAR 1967-68
A look at a rare Australian Vietnam War era Zippo lighter, produced at the conclusion the 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment’s first tour in April 1968.
A Vietnam War AATTV MIKE Force Aussie Advisor’s Zippo
Zippo lighter belonging to John Vincent of the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam AATTV who trained and led the indigenous Montagnard troops of MIKE Force during the Vietnam War
Australian Victoria Cross ‘Passed’ at Auction – 26 Nov 2024
A medal group including the Victoria Cross for Australia belonging to Corporal Daniel Keighran was ‘passed’ during a recent auction in Sydney. The Afghanistan campaign gallantry group, the first ever awarded to the Royal Australian Regiment and the first to a non-Special Forces recipient went to auction on 26 November 2024 with an estimate of Au$1.25 million, however it failed to reach the reserve price.
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.
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.
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...
AATTV – WO2 Jock Rutherford MM
‘Jock’ Rutherford completed two tours of Vietnam. During his first tour in 1966 he was awarded the Military Medal for bravery during Operation HOBART. His second was with the AATTV training Vietnamese RF troops as part of the MATT program.
Australian Airborne & Special Operations Unit InsigniaInsigniaThe 'juleswings' CollectionThe Indochina Wars
Mike Force, the AATTV and the relief of Dak Seang, April 1970
. Over the years I have been fortunate to acquire a number of Australian Army Training Team Vietnam and ARVN...
The New South Wales State Aviation School
The New South Wales State Aviation School was a civilian organisation whose existence is directly linked to the story of the Australian Flying Corps during the First World War.
The Darwin Aviation Museum – Northern Territory, Australia
Some photographs and review after my recent visit to the Darwin Aviation Museum
The Darwin Military Museum & Defence of Darwin Experience – Northern Territory, Australia
On 19 February 1942, Japanese aircraft bombed Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory. It was the first direct attack on Australian...
Nungarin Heritage Machinery & Army Museum, Western Australia
Review and photographs of the Nungarin Heritage Machinery & Army Museum in the Western Australian wheatbelt region.
An Australian SAS Soldier’s Equipment from the Vietnam War
I took the above photograph back in 2018 when I flew across to Canberra to check out the Australian...
Help preserve the Musée Somme 1916
ANZAC Day, the 25th of April, is a day where Aussies and Kiwis remember the sacrifices made during times of...
Dropping into the Cu Chi Tunnels
In January 1966, the 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), which had been attached to the US 173rd Airborne Brigade...
