Gotta love the Aussie troops. I spent 4 years on Embassy duty "Down Under" in 84-88....And there was this gent who owned a pub I would go to. Through him, I met a few Aussie vets from Vietnam. Great guys to have a drink or two with. RIP to those who return home. You are NOT forgotten by your mates. Thank you all for your service.
It's now 2021. As an Australian I'm so proud of all those young men that went to Vietnam. R.I.P. to those Vets that didn't make it home. You will always be remembered.
I'm an American from Texas and after watching the movie danger close about Delta Company and the Battle of Long Tan I have so much respect for our guys and yours the Australian Soldiers in Vietnam fought a helluva battle unbelievable how 108 men fended off a force of 2,000 enemy soldiers that's literally an entire battalion man did they had balls and true grit
Are you aware grunger after this battle most of the opposition to the Australian task force ceased. Basically we had kicked their butts and wasn’t to keen on taking us on anymore. Also we buried their dead with full military honours which won us massive respect in the enemies eyes.
I did 2 years as a conscript and believe we should still have conscription today. It instilled in me respect for others, cleanliness and freedom for Australian people.
I remember reading about Tony Jensen and the 1RAR mortars at Coral. Respect and thanks for a job well done. And thank you Lex for telling the story to us.
I live in the U.S. and my boyfriend was conscripted to fight in Nam, and he died there. He was only 18......not even allowed to vote yet here in the U.S. He never came back. I still cry.....
I am a Vietnam vet and an Artilleryman I was in charge of a 105mm howitzer on that afternoon when Long Tan erupted I am proud that we did our job well and helped our mates of D coy who were in a bad spot,It was a night to remember pissing down rain running out of ammo and getting HQ men down to unbox more ammo for us, we did not stop firing until it was over. Sadly some of D coy did not make it but as a "gunner"I will always be proud of the way all involved acted as a great team Armour, Artillery and of course, our infantry of D coy 6Bn and the relief column my memory of that night never fades,I will say one thing about "I was only 19"the fact is you had to be 19 to go on war service it only affected regular Army our Nashos were all 20 and 21 in my unit we all volunteered to go I believe most did volunteer my unit was 103 Field battery I field REgiment,I returned to Viet nam in 1970 but my tour was cut due to health reasons I still regret deeply that I could not stay with my gunners to finish the tour it is a low part in my 27 years as an Artilleryman.
My Dad went and joined up. He left in 1991...a bitter and angry man about the way he & his mates were treated coming home. Refuses to march and refused to go to the homecoming they did decades later. He has his own reunions with the mates that are left. My ultimate respect for all soldiers.
We selective service conscripts were 20 only regs were 19 . Thanks to conscription some very ordinary people were promoted well beyond their ability and some were fucking animals!
you were over 20 yrs old when conscripted. corps and basic added another year before you went to vietnam. only young volunteer soldiers would have been younger.
Well,salute to all Australian to fight for freedom,democracy,justice in last century Vietnam conflicts.Don/t blame too much,Australian together with South Korea,Philipines,USA to assist South Vietnam government to defense its nation of legitimate South Vietnam government after WW@,established in 1948,however,disrupting and distributing by North Vietnam government and engaged into prolong 30 years of civil war,definitely defeated,moral is slow in all units of army,air force and navy,plus successful slogan campaign launched by North Vietnam government,definitely defeated low moral of South Vietnam government,due to the fact of prolong jungle civil war,huge consumption of energy,fuel,manpower of South Vietnam,once moral is broken,South Vietnam definitely automatically surrender.As a matter of fact of huge and wide boundaries between North and South Vietnam plus Cambodia boundaries,very hard to defense,if not set up DMZ zone as Korea,installed fortress,army and air forces bases,underground sensor to stop huge network of tunnels systems penetration into cities for destruction,retreated country sides civilian and became no waste land in DMZ zones,move country sides civilian back to further south for relocation and re-education of democracy system and doctrine,and developing economy normally.South Vietnam government can existed.However,fighting in jungles as hit and run guerrilla warfare by North Vietnam,caused USA and allies in fatigue status in smash,humidity and wet jungles,once prolong for a while.USA and allies definitely withdraw from nonsense and costly jungle war,by the way South Vietnam government became corruption later on period and lost imitative mood to continue prolong war and that is why defeated at all.
Who the hell do you think stopped the japs kokoda trail,39th militia battalion,reservists (chokkos)melt in front of enemy supposedly against profesional bloodthirsy japs,and guess who outlasted the enemy😂not the bloody nipsso show some farken respect for these blokes just like long tan 20yrs later average age 20/21minimal training and they still held their groung in a fighting retreat over the owen stanleys,easy to sit back and text utter shit on ur keyboard,love to see u do better,but u would be one of the chokkos n melt under fire grub😅😅😅
Imagine if people refused to be soldiers to fight the German Werhmacht and SS during WW2. They would still rule France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and Poland today. Because men became soldiers willingly and fought Nazi Germany willingly, Nazi Germany was defeated.
Ww2 Australia stop the japs in New guinea but you always hear how the yanks were the ones who did the most . Here we hear the truth about another war where the aussie fighters doing their thing
Gotta love the Aussie troops.
I spent 4 years on Embassy duty "Down Under" in 84-88....And there was this gent who owned a pub I would go to.
Through him, I met a few Aussie vets from Vietnam.
Great guys to have a drink or two with.
RIP to those who return home. You are NOT forgotten by your mates.
Thank you all for your service.
It's now 2021. As an Australian I'm so proud of all those young men that went to Vietnam.
R.I.P. to those Vets that didn't make it home. You will always be remembered.
The Aussies have done more than there fair share Of fighting wars for the bloody Commonwealth.
Not yet.. more conscript for China will be issued soon for young Australians. 😅. By the Western media saying.
I'm an American from Texas and after watching the movie danger close about Delta Company and the Battle of Long Tan I have so much respect for our guys and yours the Australian Soldiers in Vietnam fought a helluva battle unbelievable how 108 men fended off a force of 2,000 enemy soldiers that's literally an entire battalion man did they had balls and true grit
@Sharpshøõter -Canadians will take a share of that!! PPCLI 1951
Thanks. You American fellas are good too.🌷💪🇭🇲
Are you aware grunger after this battle most of the opposition to the Australian task force ceased. Basically we had kicked their butts and wasn’t to keen on taking us on anymore. Also we buried their dead with full military honours which won us massive respect in the enemies eyes.
@@Pilbara_Trucking I wasn't aware of that I didnt hear about that part of the story
@@grungerkr020 not many people do know. I was in hospital about 8 yrs ago and one of the nurse’s looking after me. Her grandfather fought at Long Tan.
I met a few Australians when I was there...awesome guys. We partied in Saigon. 1969-71
Scales on tap !
I did 2 years as a conscript and believe we should still have conscription today. It instilled in me respect for others, cleanliness and freedom for Australian people.
I remember reading about Tony Jensen and the 1RAR mortars at Coral. Respect and thanks for a job well done. And thank you Lex for telling the story to us.
Thank you everyone and their family's too. We are so proud of you all. 👏 💜
I live in the U.S. and my boyfriend was conscripted to fight in Nam, and he died there. He was only 18......not even allowed to vote yet here in the U.S. He never came back. I still cry.....
I am a Vietnam vet and an Artilleryman I was in charge of a 105mm howitzer on that afternoon when Long Tan erupted I am proud that we did our job well and helped our mates of D coy who were in a bad spot,It was a night to remember pissing down rain running out of ammo and getting HQ men down to unbox more ammo for us, we did not stop firing until it was over. Sadly some of D coy did not make it but as a "gunner"I will always be proud of the way all involved acted as a great team Armour, Artillery and of course, our infantry of D coy 6Bn and the relief column my memory of that night never fades,I will say one thing about "I was only 19"the fact is you had to be 19 to go on war service it only affected regular Army our Nashos were all 20 and 21 in my unit we all volunteered to go I believe most did volunteer my unit was 103 Field battery I field REgiment,I returned to Viet nam in 1970 but my tour was cut due to health reasons I still regret deeply that I could not stay with my gunners to finish the tour it is a low part in my 27 years as an Artilleryman.
Heroes one and all , thank you from the UK.
My Dad went and joined up.
He left in 1991...a bitter and angry man about the way he & his mates were treated coming home.
Refuses to march and refused to go to the homecoming they did decades later.
He has his own reunions with the mates that are left.
My ultimate respect for all soldiers.
I’m very proud to have once been a member of the Australian Army, very proud indeed.
Thank you from the heart to all service people that went.
Does anybody remember that 19 song that was popular in the late 80's it was about the Vietnam war.
Yes it's called I was only 19 by Redgum
The way he said "My father served with the 39th battalion" gave me goose bumps..... In other words.... his Father was an absolute legend 🖤💀
Your not wrong, legends both.
Thank you for sharing this
Where can I view the documentary?
U want hell taken over?? Get the Aussie's to do it.. And the Kiwis to guard it.. Long live the anzac's💪💪
2-day late salute from a former member of the 52nd River Division, Can Tho - LEST WE FORGET, ANZAC DAY.
Very similar for US Troops..I was newly married and 23, lucky for me, I was shipped to Korea to serve as an Army Firefighter.
Australian Army-"CRACK" Army-RESPECT.
Salute!
Really Intense shit yo
We selective service conscripts were 20 only regs were 19 . Thanks to conscription some very ordinary people were promoted well beyond their ability and some were fucking animals!
7 RAR
you were over 20 yrs old when conscripted. corps and basic added another year before you went to vietnam. only young volunteer soldiers would have been younger.
Well,salute to all Australian to fight for freedom,democracy,justice in last century Vietnam conflicts.Don/t blame too much,Australian together with South Korea,Philipines,USA to assist South Vietnam government to defense its nation of legitimate South Vietnam government after WW@,established in 1948,however,disrupting and distributing by North Vietnam government and engaged into prolong 30 years of civil war,definitely defeated,moral is slow in all units of army,air force and navy,plus successful slogan campaign launched by North Vietnam government,definitely defeated low moral of South Vietnam government,due to the fact of prolong jungle civil war,huge consumption of energy,fuel,manpower of South Vietnam,once moral is broken,South Vietnam definitely automatically surrender.As a matter of fact of huge and wide boundaries between North and South Vietnam plus Cambodia boundaries,very hard to defense,if not set up DMZ zone as Korea,installed fortress,army and air forces bases,underground sensor to stop huge network of tunnels systems penetration into cities for destruction,retreated country sides civilian and became no waste land in DMZ zones,move country sides civilian back to further south for relocation and re-education of democracy system and doctrine,and developing economy normally.South Vietnam government can existed.However,fighting in jungles as hit and run guerrilla warfare by North Vietnam,caused USA and allies in fatigue status in smash,humidity and wet jungles,once prolong for a while.USA and allies definitely withdraw from nonsense and costly jungle war,by the way South Vietnam government became corruption later on period and lost imitative mood to continue prolong war and that is why defeated at all.
And nz
Lest we forget.
Chances of being called up were slim
Compared to usa
Of 804.000 who registered
Only 63.000 were called up
Pte. not Pvt.
In Australia it's Pvt
Your wrong Pvt is American.lol
You are right. You can spell.🇭🇲
@@motorsphere356 Never was, never will be, always Pte.
They must have had some mad birthdays celebrations all conscripts born on the same date every month of the year.
Musket gun euro
Eneimt are champion Germany from japan
Conscripts for National service shouldn't go to war !! The British did it in Malaya !
Who the hell do you think stopped the japs kokoda trail,39th militia battalion,reservists (chokkos)melt in front of enemy supposedly against profesional bloodthirsy japs,and guess who outlasted the enemy😂not the bloody nipsso show some farken respect for these blokes just like long tan 20yrs later average age 20/21minimal training and they still held their groung in a fighting retreat over the owen stanleys,easy to sit back and text utter shit on ur keyboard,love to see u do better,but u would be one of the chokkos n melt under fire grub😅😅😅
Traders now Jackie chann big puuf shanaL corbie
A walk in light green was the original name, Agent Orange set sun
The full title "I was only 19 ( A Walk in the Light Green)"
Asian Orange Sunset
Jackie smoko time
Not 19 most were 21
Asian Orange setting sun
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AustraLia states veitn
PVT?????? - PTE
Enemy rrr champion Germany rrr japan
Bangudish
I'm the news 9netmembership society function wardner nitro
Horrendous
" to refuse to be a soldier, is the ultimate patriot " Albert Einstein
Imagine if people refused to be soldiers to fight the German Werhmacht and SS during WW2. They would still rule France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and Poland today. Because men became soldiers willingly and fought Nazi Germany willingly, Nazi Germany was defeated.
#NotMe My parents sent me to South Africa when my birthday came up. There was no way I was going to fight someone else's war.
Your a moron. Go be a peasant elsewhere you unwanted
There are words soldiers use to describe people like you.......none of which I should repeat here.
KL2010 So you’ll only fight your own war?
You disgust me
Didnt south africa have conscription?
Ww2 Australia stop the japs in New guinea but you always hear how the yanks were the ones who did the most . Here we hear the truth about another war where the aussie fighters doing their thing