Battle of Long Tan

[the_hawk*]

Something I didn't know until Saturday

over 10:1 odds

The Battle of Long Tan (18 August 1966)

108 men from D Company, 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6 RAR) clashed with a force of 1,500 to 2,500 from the Viet Cong 275th Regiment

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Long_Tan

[Anonymous]

RIP all those brave Australians that died that day, and the ones that have died since.

[channys_mum]

I watched the doco.

RIP to all who gave their all

Peace and strength for those who live with the memory

Not just at Long Tan