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Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. September 1971. 5 Company, Royal Australian Army Service Corps (RAASC) achieved a milestone in their service in Phuoc Tuy Province when the Company's vehicles chalked up a total of four million miles. The unit came to South Vietnam in May 1967 and has been supplying troops in the Province with everything from rations to petrol since then. The first two million miles were achieved by August 1969, and the four million followed in August this year. Most of the miles were covered by dump vehicles giving engineer support and daily maintenance convoys. The Company celebrated the record with a buffet lunch and party at the 1st Australian Logistic Support Group (1ALSG), earlier this month, during which the Deputy Assistant Director of Supplies and Transport (DADST) Australian Force Vietnam (AFV) Major Alan Corboy (right) presented Corporal Larry Goodall, President of the Mess Committee (PMC) of the Other Ranks (ORs) canteen, with a shield recording the four million miles.
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. August 1971. Gunners Gary Harrington of Ashwood, Vic (left), and Larry McWilliam of Frankston, Vic, both members of 104 Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery (RA
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. August 1971. Corporal Charles McKenzie of Townsville, Qld, a member of 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (4RAR), combs his moustache during a break in ope
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. August 1971. Private (Pte) James Duff of Tallangatta, Vic, fills his water bottles in a narrow creek in the north-west of Phuoc Tuy Province. Pte Duff, a member of 4
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. August 1971. Letters from home are always welcome in the jungles of Phuoc Tuy Province. During a brief stop, Corporal (Cpl) Phillip Sinclair of Chelsea, Vic, reads o
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. August 1971. Private (Pte) Wally Burford of Como, WA, climbs up the slippery bank of a creek during operations in the far north-west of Phuoc Tuy Province. Pte Burfo
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. August 1971. Private (Pte) Colin Havers of Whyalla, SA, forces his way through mud and thick jungle undergrowth after crossing a creek in the far north-west of Phuoc
