Mary representing Jon Stanhope at the Vietnam Memorial
August 18 commemorated the 40th anniversary of the battle of Long Tan an event which saw 108 members of D Company, 6th battalion encounter a force of over 2,000 Viet Cong soldiers in a rubber plantation.
Over 3 hours and supported by deadly artillery fire, a daring RAAF helicopter ammunition resupply, and a relief force brought in by armoured personnel carrier, the men of D Company prevailed over the much larger force with 18 soldiers being killed and 24 wounded.
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