The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
O22188 Group Captain (Gp Capt) Robert Hunter Martin, AFC, says farewell to Sister Marie at the construction site of the new An Phong orphanage shortly before ending his tour in command of the RAAF contingent at Vung Tau. With Captain Martin is O318567 Chaplain Roger Howard Boerth, Principal Air Chaplain at Vung Tau, and a number of young Vietnamese boys are in the background.
Each Sunday for the past 19 months RAAF personnel have carted building materials out to the site of An Phong orphanage project situated some 6 miles from Vung Tau on a hill overlooking the China Sea.
Standing beside the commemorative plaque at the An Phong Vietnamese Children's Orphanage, which recognises the efforts of the RAAF in its construction, are left to right, O222956 Chaplain John Edward
More than 200 Vietnamese orphans, ranging in age from a few months to 16 years, will have a new home soon, thanks mainly to the work of a RAAF chaplain, O222956 Chaplain John Edward Grannall who conce
Two South Australian politicians, Mr Giles and Mr McLeay, together with Group Captain (Gp Capt) J Waddy, were visiting the RAAF base at Vung Tau. They were taken on a tour of inspection of the base b
During his farewell visit to Vung Tau before returning to Australia, the former Commander of RAAF Force Vietnam, 393 Air Commodore (Air Cdr) Geoffrey Thompson Newstead, inspected No 9 Iroquois helicop
RAAF Roman Catholic Chaplain John White holding two Vietnamese orphans in his arms at the An Phong orphanage run by the Catholic church at Vung Tau. Padre White is serving at No 1 Operational Support
