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THUA THIEN PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM. 1970-04. A WELL EARNED SMOKE FOR AUSTRALIAN ADVISER, WARRANT OFFICER 2ND CLASS (WO2) DENIS HEENAN, 33, OF ROSANNA, VIC. A VIETNAMESE SOLDIERS HOLDS A WATER BOTTLE. WO2 HEENAN WAS ATTACHED TO A COMPANY OF THE 54TH REGIMENT OF THE ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH VIETNAM (ARVN) WHICH HAD SPENT WEEKS PATROLLING THE RUGGED RUONG RUONG REGION SEARCHING FOR THE ENEMY. WO2 HEENAN'S CIGARETTE CAME VIA A LONG OVERDUE RESUPPLY HELICOPTER WHICH HAD BEEN DELAYED BECAUSE OF LOW CLOUD AND FOG IN THE AREA.
Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam. April 1970. Warrant Officer Class 2 Stan Speechley, adviser, Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV), of Keperra, Qld, shows a Vietnamese soldier his arc of f
Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam. April 1970. Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) Stuart (Ocker) Birnie of Holsworthy, NSW, talks on the field radio with his base during an operation in the mountainous Ba
Hue, South Vietnam. May 1970. An American 'dust-off' pilot explains the use of the jungle penetrator for winching patients out through thick canopy when landing is impossible to Australian Army Traini
Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam. 1968-01. Searching for enemy equipment in the tomb of Emperor Minh Mang is Australian Army adviser Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) Mick Rodgers of East Preston, Vic (
Nam Hoa, South Vietnam. 1969-06. Vietnamese houseboy, Maggot, eats an apple received from Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) Alex McRae of Mitchelton, Qld. The boy works at the district headquarters in Thu
Hue, South Vietnam. 1969-06. Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) Laurie Jackson of Tannymorel, Qld, with his Vietnamese signaller who is using his wireless radio set outside a bunker in Thua Thien Province.
