The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Lieutenant-General T.J. Daly has visited Vietnam for the first time since his appointment as Chief of the Australian General Staff earlier this year. He was welcomed at Saigon's Tan Son Nhut airport by the Commander of the Australian Force, Vietnam, Major General K. Mackay and the Chairman of the Free World Military Assistance Organisation, Lieutenant General Tran Ngoc Tam. Lieutenant-General Daly saluted the Vietnamese National Emblem and the Vietnam Paratrooper regiment's colours at the airport and went on to inspect a Guard of Honour provided by the paratroopers. After leaving the airport, General Daly was driven to Saigon to meet the Commander of United States Forces in Vietnam General Westmoreland. General Daly flew by helicopter to the 1st Australian Task Force Headquarters in Phuoc Tuy Province. During his stay in the Task Force area General Daly talked with men of several units including members of "D' Company, 6th Battalion who had been engaged in the epic land battle of Long Tan. He also went into the jungle to visit the 5th Battalion RAR which was on operations. The men were patrolling an area where Australian troops had had several clashes with the Viet Cong in past operations. General Daly later called on members of the Australian Logistic Support Group at Vung Tau, on the South China Sea Coast. On a number of his visits to Australian bases, Lieut.-General Daly was accompanied by Major-General Mackay. Lt.-General ended his whirlwind on week tour on September 11.
The Australian Army Chief of General Staff (CGS), Lieutenant General T J Daly visited Australian troops in operational areas in South Vietnam. The Commander, US Military Assistance Command, General W
The Australian Army's Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Daly, returned home to Canberra today after his eighth visit to South Vietnam. During his five-day tour, Lieutenant-Gene
In a whirlwind visit last week, Australian troops in Vietnam were visited by the Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Daly. Arriving at Fire Support Base Julia, in Phuoc Tuy Provi
The Army Minister, Mr Phillip Lynch, visited Australian combat troops serving in Vietnam during the weekend. On his arrival at the Task Force base at Nui Dat he was met by the Commander, Brigadier Ron
An RAAF Caribou aircraft brought the Prime Minister, Mr Gorton, and Mrs Gorton to Luscombe Field at Nui Dat during his tour of Vietnam. They were greeted by the Commander of the Australian Task Force,
On his arrival at Tan Son Nhut airport, Saigon, the Australian Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Sir John Wilton, KBE, CB, DSO, inspected a Vietnamese Guard of Honour. After the inspecti
