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A memorial service has been held in Brisbane to commemorate the 42nd anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan during the Vietnam War. Eighteen Australians were killed in the battle in a rubber plantation on August 18, 1966. Long Tan veteran Graham Smith says he still remembers the day clearly. "The rain, the noise, the flashes, and the day after of course when we won the battle," he said. Today soldiers from the Brisbane-based Sixth Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) lit 18 candles inside St John's Anglican Cathedral to remember those who lost their lives in the largest single battle Australians were involved in during the Vietnam War. The Brisbane service is one of a number taking place around the nation to commemorate Vietnam... [read full story]
