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It's an unusual task for Warrant Officer Max Steiger as he teaches two Vietnamese medics the basics of medical vocabulary, in English. WO1 Steiger is the Australian Army Training Team (AATTV) adviser based in the city of Hue, in far north of South Vietnam. His normal duties include advising on hospital hygiene and ward layouts at the Army of the Republic of Vietnam Military Hospital, instructing rookie Army medics in basic first aid, and acting as administrator for the AATTV advisors working out of Hue. His self imposed language classes, he has three doctor students in his first term, consists of three two hour afternoon sessions a week and two morning lessons also. Here, he teaches Captain Duong Van Huynh, left, and Lieutenant Doan Van Dao.
Hue, South Vietnam. September 1970. Major Nguyen Van Co, Commander of the NTP military hospital, discusses a medical problem with Warrant Officer Class 1 (WO1) Max Steiger of Healesville, Vic. WO1 Ste
Hue, South Vietnam. September 1970. In the classroom, Vietnamese students wait for instruction as Warrant Officer Class 1 (WO1) Max Steiger of Healesville, Vic, checks a problem with his Vietnamese co
South Vietnam. September 1970. Vietnamese infantrymen, along with their two Australian advisors who are members of the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV), board a US Army helicopter for a c
South Vietnam. September 1970. Sitting at the controls of a helicopter are Captain Bill Glenon of Dublin, Ireland (left), and Warrant Officer Jim Lavoie of Minnesota, USA, who are two genuine Ghost Ri
Two Australian advisers with service in four armies meet in the ancient walled city of Hue in northern South Vietnam. They are Captain (Capt) Cliff Brock, right, and Warrant Officer Bill Eade. Capt Br
Hue, Vietnam. 1965-09. Warrant Officer Bill Davies of Lakemba, NSW (left), and Major Ian McNeill of Bendigo, Vic, advisors with the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV), watch the Popular For
