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Two Australian soldiers who braved heavy enemy fire to rescue five mates trapped in a blazing armoured personnel carrier in South Vietnam, were recently awarded the Military Medal for bravery. One of the soldiers, 2789945 Lance Corporal Barry Keith Coe of Penrith, NSW, is still serving in South Vietnam with 8th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment. Soon after being told of the award he was interviewed by Army Reporter, 2784120 Captain David Brown.
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. April 1970. Military Medal winner Corporal (Cpl) Barry Coe of Penrith, NSW, is given his ribbon by the quartermaster of C Company, the 8th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regim
Australian and New Zealand soldiers of the combined Anzac battalion, in South Vietnam, returned to their base at Nui Dat recently from the first major operation. The Anzac battalion is made up of thre
Soldiers of the 6th Anzac Battalion, Nui Dat, have completed their 12 month tour of Vietnam, and are preparing to return to Australia, where the battalion will reform at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville.
The Commanding Officer of the 1st Australian Civil Affairs Unit in Vietnam, Lieutenant-Colonel K. W. Latchford was interviewed at Long Toan village by Major E. Ross-Smith recently. Lieutenant-Colonel
The 9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment has just returned from a month-long operation in Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. The operation was directed by the Battalion's Commanding Officer, 2
Men of 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment arrived at Vung Tau, recently, for the battalion's second tour of duty in South Vietnam. In 1966, during its first tour it killed 245 enemy in the b
