The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Vietnam. 1966. After a night of constant rain, Private Geoffrey Scott of Mt Kuring-gai, NSW, spreads gear to dry during Operation Hardihood in which troops of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) are hunting Viet Cong terrorists in Phuoc Tuy Province, north of Vung Tau.
Soldiers of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), dash for cover after having been fired on in a jungle clearing by a Viet Cong sniper during Operation Hardihood, north of Vung Tau
Vietnam. 1966. Members of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), in captured Viet Cong (VC) bunkers during Operation Hardihood. The Australians took over a VC Battalion's entire camp
Vietnam. 1966. Members of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), in captured Viet Cong (VC) bunkers during Operation Hardihood. The Australians took over a VC Battalion's entire camp
Vietnam. 1966. Private Peter Raffan of Narracoorte, SA, having a shave in the jungle during a rest break on Operation Hardihood, in which troops of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5R
Vietnam. 1966. Troops of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), walking in single file, cross a deserted rice paddy in the Phuoc Tuy Province during Operation Hardihood.
Vung Tau, Vietnam. 1966-05-26. Private Bob Wemm of Tarcoola, Bridgetown, WA, sleeps in the jungle during his first operation against the Viet Cong, Operation Hardihood, with the 5th Battalion, The Roy
