Photos Aussies and Kiwi's in Vietnam

Phuoc Tuy Province. April 1971. At FSB Marge, Bombardier Bryan Hondaw of 'A' Field Battery, 12th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA), builds up his muscles using the old Bullworker chest expander. On duty behind an M60 machine gun is Gunner Bruce Ping Kee Pee.
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1970 - 1971. Sappers from the 17th Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), at Night Defence Base 'Garth' near Route 2 in Phuoc Tuy Province.
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Saigon. 18 December 1972. A group of soldiers from the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) and the Australian Army Assistance Group Vietnam (AAAGV) gather at the Tan Son Nhut airport to return to Australia.
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Phuoc Tuy Province. July 1968. Private Les Prendergast of 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment 1RAR, waits in an M113 APC before moving out on Operation Blue Mountains.
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Phuoc Tuy Province. 25 June 1966. Sapper Barry Harford of 1st Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), enjoys a smoke after an arduous tunnel search during Operation Enoggera, after 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), occupied a Viet Cong village
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Phuoc Tuy Province. March 1968. US Army UH-1 Iroquois helicopters swoop in to pick up troops of 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), from the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Base at Nui Dat. Private Doug Poole maintains radio contact with the pilots
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Phuoc Tuy Province. April 1968. During Operation Cooktown Orchid, Kiwi soldier Private Garry Collins of 2RAR/NZ (ANZAC), prepares to move from Fire Support Base (FSB) Herring, south of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Base at Nui Dat.
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Phuoc Tuy Province. August 1969. Private Ray Ward of D Company, 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), relaxes outside a Viet Cong hospital
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Ray Ward was a 12month National Serviceman, he made it through his tour
 
1 squadron , Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) on patrol out of the Battalion Headquarters of 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR) Bien Hoa, Feb 1968
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Ben Cat, Binh Duong Province. 1965. A patrol from 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), search low scrub for hidden Viet Cong.
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Bien Hoa Province. c 17 February - 2 April 1969. Troops from 7 Platoon, C Company, 4RAR/NZ (ANZAC), take a prisoner during Operation Federal.\
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Phuoc Tuy Province. 1971. Members of 'F' Troop, 2nd Squadron, Special Air Service Regiment (SASR), flanked by a pair of M113A1 APC's, change into their camouflage uniform prior to reaching the 'drop point' to commence a 'walk in' patrol into the Long Hai Hills.
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May 1971. Private Greg Davison of C Company, 2RAR/NZ (ANZAC), inches his way forward through the jungle during a reconnaissance patrol in Phuoc Tuy Province.
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Bien Hoa. June 1965. PFC Tom Hughes of the US Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade (left) explains the workings of the new M16 rifle to Corporal Jeff Taylor of the 1st Australian Logistic Support Company (1 ALSG). Corporal Taylor is armed with the L1A1 SLR
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1969. Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) troopers exit a Royal Australian Air Force Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter to begin a patrol.
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1967. Soldiers and tracker dogs Justin (left) and Cassius of Fire Assault Platoon, Support Company, 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), move to embark on a Bell UH-1 Iroquois from No. 9 Squadron RAAF. Justin's handler Private Blackhurst was KIA in April 1971.
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Phuoc Tuy Province. May 1970. Sergeant Jack Gebhardt of 1st Squadron, SASR, listens to a field radio while on patrol.
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Bien Hoa Province. 1965. WO2 John Currie (Left) and RSM WO1 Don McKay MM of 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), discuss the progress of an operation in War Zone D.
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Bien Hoa Province. August 1965. Corporal Alf Law of 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), relaxes on the outskirts of Ong Huong village.
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