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Vietnam War

Badcoe, Peter

Vietnam War Comradeship Memorial

'Boy! It's good to feel safe again!' Sydney - the most dangerous R and R City for US servicemen c1969

HMAS Sydney III as a troop carrier 1967

International Vietnam protest poster 1969

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Vietnam War

War Memorials to World War II and later conflicts

While memorials honouring the dead of the Great War were adapted to mark the sacrifice of those lost in World War II, the losses of a new generation led to innovations in memorialisation. Those who died on active service in Sydney, and those lost in conflicts Malaya, Korea, Borneo and Vietnam are remembered in new memorials in the city and suburbs, and along the road to Canberra. Women, prisoners-of-war and recipients of the Victoria Cross are also memorialised in Sydney.

Vietnam War

Australian involvement in the Vietnam War began in 1962 and officially ended in 1973, although the war continued until 1975. More than 60,000 Australians served in the conflict of whom 521 died and more than 3,000 were wounded. The war caused considerable social and political dissent in Australia.

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Badcoe, Peter

Army officer who was awarded the Victoria Cross for rescuing a soldier under heavy fire during the Vietnam War.

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Vietnam War Comradeship Memorial

A sunken area in the park with a fountain and pond which has a bronze statue of two soldiers, one Australian and one Vietnamese. The sculptor was Do Trong Nhon.

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