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Two prominent Vietnamese Parliamentarians visited First ATF at Nui Dat, Phuoc Tuy province, to see first-hand the Australian Army Base. They are Senator Ton That Dinh, Chairman of the Vietnamese Senate Armed Forces Committee, accompanied by Mr Hugh Dunn, First Secretary of the Australian Embassy in Saigon. They arrived by Wessex helicopter to be greeted by the Task Force Commander, Brigadier Ron Hughes of Brisbane, Qld. Following a brief given by Brig Hughes on the operational responsibilities of the Australian Force, they made a ground tour of the Nui Dat base in a Landrover. After further discussions, they had lunch with Brig Hughes and HQ staff officers at the Task Force HQ Mess. They then made an aerial tour of the base and surrounding countryside before returning to Saigon. Senator Dinh is a retired Lt Gen and Mr Thy is a former Army Major. (Also identified: Duon Van Thuy; Major John Taylor of Brisbane, Qld.)
South Vietnam. 1968-10. Commander of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF), Brigadier Ron Hughes of Stafford Heights, Qld (left), talks outside the Task Force entrance with two prominent Vietnamese par
After 12 months in command of the 1st Australian Task Force in Vietnam, Brigadier Ron Hughes of Stafford Heights, Qld, farewelled by his senior staff officers of the Task Force, flew from Nui Dat for
[DPR/TV/536 filmed by Mike Coleridge]. Immediately following the Christmas truce period in Vietnam it was back into action for troops of the 5th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment. For the soldie
The newly appointed Commander of the Australian Force, Viet Nam, Major General Vincent, recently paid his first visit to the soldiers of the 1st Australian Task Force, based at Nui Dat. Major General
The Australian Army's Quartermaster-General, Major-General M. F. Brogan, this week completes a visit to Australian troops in Vietnam. A few days ago General Brogan flew by helicopter into fire support
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
