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Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. June 1970. Operation Cung Chung (Togetherness) is the largest joint Australian-South Vietnamese offensive yet launched. Vietnamese regional force soldiers are moved into an ambush position by Australian armoured personnel carriers (APCs) of B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment. Australians on the APC are Corporal Peter Hunt of Brighton Le Sands, NSW (behind the machine gun), Trooper Trevor Donnelly of Roma, Qld, and Sapper Colin Spies of Maryborough, Qld, and of the 1st Field Squadron Group (behind the driver).
PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM. JUNE 1970. OPERATION CUNG CHUNG (TOGETHERNESS) IS THE LARGEST JOINT AUSTRALIAN-SOUTH VIETNAMESE OFFENSIVE YET LAUNCHED. VIETNAMESE REGIONAL FORCE SOLDIERS ARE MOVED
South Vietnam. c. 19 June 1970. Two soldiers from Victoria practice firing a 90mm recoiless anti tank weapon at Fire Support Base Tess, the operational base for 2RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion c
PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM. JUNE 1970. OPERATION CUNG CHUNG (TOGETHERNESS) WAS TAKEN LITERALLY BY SOME AUSTRALIAN AND SOUTH VIETNAMESE SOLDIERS TAKING PART IN THE OPERATION AIMED AT THE PROTECT
South Vietnam. 1970-01. Troop Sergeant (Sgt), Alan Buckingham of Gympie, Qld, gives the go (thumbs up) sign to 3 Troop of B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, as it prepares to move from its night positi
South Vietnam. June 1970. Corporal David Rees of Nundah, Qld, directs another armoured personnel carrier (APC) back to tow his APC out of a ditch. The driver of the APC, with call sign 86B, and nickna
South Vietnam. June 1970. Corporal David Rees of Nundah, Qld, chops up logs to try to give traction to an armoured personnel carrier (APC) which became bogged in a swamp. Giving him a helping foot is
