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Joe Cazey
Mr Cazey served in the Royal Australian Engineers, serving 12 months in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He talks about the extensive underground tunnels built by the Vietnamese, including rescuing troops who had become stuck while tasked with flushing out these tunnels as they were discovered.
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Captain Andrew Craig RAN (Retd) OAM
Captain Craig, a former naval officer and helicopter pilot, served with the Royal Australian Navy from 1958-1988. His service included time at sea during the Indonesian Confrontation, deployment to Vietnam with No. 9 Squadron RAAF and the RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam, and command of 817 Naval Air Squadron.
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Jon Raymond Fallows
Mr Fallows describes his 12-month tour of duty in Vietnam, where he served in the Royal Australian Air Force. He talks about his journey to Vietnam and his assignments there, including flying sorties and work in the armoury.
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David Kelly
Mr Kelly was one of many young Australians conscripted through National Service to serve during the Vietnam War. His collection of more than 240 coloured photographs, donated to State Library of Queensland, provides a glimpse into the experiences of those serving in Vietnam.
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Claude Malone
Mr Malone was born and raised in Cherbourg, Queensland. He volunteered for the military when he left school as he believed it was the only way to make a living and avoid being victim to stolen wages policies. He was one of an approximated 300-500 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander servicemen to undertake deployment in Vietnam throughout the duration of the conflict. As a member of the Royal Australian Engineers Unit, Mr Malone was exposed to a number of dangerous frontline duties.
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Keith Payne VC AM
During the Vietnam War in the battle of Ben Het, Warrant Officer Class Two Keith Payne performed acts of such bravery in the presence of the enemy that he received a Victoria Cross from Queen Elizabeth II aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia. The last to receive this honour under the Imperial System, he was also awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and a Silver Star from the United States of America, and a Cross of Gallantry with Bronze Star from the Republic of Vietnam.
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Peter Hegarty
Mr Hegarty was born in Cherbourg and served in the Army for six years, nine months of which he spent with the Royal Australian Engineers in Vietnam. He talks about his experiences and tasks in the Vietnam War and how the Australian public treated the returning soldiers after the end of the Vietnam War.
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Uncle Eric Law AM
Uncle Eric Law enlisted in the Army straight out of high school and went to Vietnam when he was 19. He reflects on his role in the Army and how Vietnam was a different kind of war, the way it was fought and how both sides engaged. He talks fondly about his lifetime friendship with Claude Malone.
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Clarence Arthur Whitehorn OAM
Mr Whitehorn served in the Royal Australian Corps of Signals as Warrant Officer Class Two. He joined the Australian Defence Force on 26 August 1967, underwent training in New South Wales and Victoria and later served in Vietnam in a communications centre transmitting messages to the United States Army.
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Jenny Gregory
Mrs Gregory is the National President of the Australian War Widows’ Inc. and was married to a Vietnam Veteran for 46 years.
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Jean Hoffman
Mrs Hoffman discusses her husband's service in Vietnam, her life in Queensland and on an Army base, and the impact of PTSD on her husband's post-war life and relationships.
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Bob O'Connor
Robert 'Bob' O'Connor is a Vietnam Veteran who served in 10 Platoon 'D' Company, 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment during the Vietnam War in 1967-1968. He now lives in Beachmere, Qld.
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Graham Mills
Graham Mills is a Vietnam Veteran who served in the 86 Transport Platoon for the Royal Australian Corps of Transport during the Vietnam War in 1972. Graham now lives on Bribie Island, he is a member of the Bribie Island Historical Society.
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John Smith OAM
John Smith OAM is a Vietnam Veteran who served in various roles throughout the Vietnam War and his career of over 25 years in the Military. John was President of the Pine Rivers RSL club branch, National Vice President of the Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia, and President of Vietnam Veterans Association of Queensland.
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Keith Walton
Keith Walton is a Vietnam Veteran who served as Sergeant for 103 Battery, Royal Australian Artillery during the Vietnam War 1966-1967. Keith now lives at Beachmere, Qld.
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Dr Ted Flack
Dr Ted Flack B.Ec., Ph.D., Fellow Emeritus FIA, JP (Qual) Former CFRE, is a Vietnam Veteran who served in the Australian Intelligence Corp in Vietnam, and later in the Reserve, rising to the rank of Major before retiring in 2001.
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Richard Hawkins
Richard Hawkins is a Vietnam Veteran who served as a machine gunner for the Royal Australian Regiment in 1970. He was called up for national service in 1969. Richard is the chairperson of the Dayboro War Memorial Association.
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