Vietnam

Veterans Day

and the

Battle of

Long Tan

 

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Held annually on the First Sunday equal to or after 18th of August

 

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

 

On Sunday the
20th of August 2023
(always the first Sunday following
the 18th of August) at 1.45pm

 

 

To be held at 
199 Princes Way, Longwarry North.  Check location map on this site.

 

Service will start at 2pm sharp, followed by refreshments.

 

Anyone is welcome to lay a wreath.

 

 

This is an open day everyone is welcome

 

 

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Vietnam Veterans Day,  is a day to remember and honour 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 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 men and women, 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.

 

We also remember all our allies that gave of themselves in Vietnam.

 

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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.

 

 

 

NOT EVERYONE WHO LOST HIS LIFE IN VIETNAM DIED THERE,

 

 NOT EVERYONE WHO CAME HOME FROM VIETNAM LEFT THERE.

 

 

 

This is not only relevant to Vietnam Veterans, it is true for all military personal that
have served overseas in all wars and conflicts

 

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Transcript - Remarks at the Vietnam Veterans Day Remembrance Service, Canberra. 18th August 2014

 

 

​Transcript  Remarks at the Vietnam Veterans Day Remembrance Service, Canberra, 2014

 

 

 

​Battle of Long Tan

​Battle of Coral - Balmoral

 

​Battle of Bihn Ba

 

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