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Dinty
7th June 2015, 05:50 PM
Fifty years ago tomorrow 112-501 was off loaded from the 'Vung Tau' ferry aka H.M.A.S Sydney in Vung Tau harbour South Vietnam,taken ashore in a US Navy barge then loaded onto USAAF aircraft and flown to Bien Hoa airbase, 112-501 was deployed with the 1st Battalion R.A.R, they were the first Australian troops deployed.
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/113-372/ANZAC2015_001_zps1gr8fuh4.jpg
the Land Rover behind is also a veteran of the conflict in Sth Vietnam, it served with ? Provo corp, anyway cheers Dennis

carlschmid2002
7th June 2015, 06:12 PM
She still looks great. If only they could talk. They would have some stories to tell.

Mick_Marsh
7th June 2015, 06:54 PM
Beautiful line up there.