Student
Info
This article is from a
prepared document that the Federations Researcher, Mr
Graham Walker, used during talks to students studying the
Vietnam War for the NSW HSC Syllabus, during the late
1990's. The subjects covered reflect on the nature of the
war, and aspects of the type of warfare and the role of
the Viet Cong. The article is still relative to today's
studies, and recommended reading for anyone wanting an
insight into Australia's role in the Vietnam War 1962 to
1973.
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Federation
Story
In the
beginning......
The story of our Federation
is one that should be assigned to history, for future
generations of Australian veterans to learn from. It
gives an insight into the efforts of veterans to secure
proper treatment from governments who send their men and
women to war. To understand what Vietnam Veterans' needed
to do and why we banded together, and why that bond is as
strong as ever…CLICK
HERE.
Agent
Orange Debacle
The Official History's Agent
Orange Account: The veterans' perspective by Graham
Walker
(Presented on 24 September
2009 at the War Wounds-Medicine and the Trauma of
Conflict Conference held at the Australian War
Memorial)
The United States Air Force
(USAF) was being frustrated. It had mastery of the skies
over South Vietnam and wanted to unleash its air power on
the local units of National Liberation Front (NLF) and on
the troops of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN). But
those enemies skillfully used the thick canopy of the
Vietnamese jungle to avoid attack from the air. For the
USAF the solution was clear: remove the canopy by
defoliating the jungles with Agent Orange. This herbicide
was also used for the destruction of enemy crops and for
clearing lines of sight around bases and along the sides
of roads....... MORE
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