[rahbert]

“landing in Sydney to find the airport in darkness”

How many of us landed to find the airport in darkness?

[onedoug]

...attributes the breakdown he suffered six years ago to one thing - it was "because of some of the things I did and saw" in battle.

Another crazed Vietnam veteran story. Oh, boy.

[oh8eleven]

... identifying his short hair and bandaged arms as that of a soldier recently returned from Vietnam, spat an insult: "You're a mob of f..king babykillers."
Really? Anti-war whackos, in Australia, in 1966?

About 100 men from D Company, part of the Brisbane-based 6RAR, fought against 1500 North Vietnamese regular troops and Viet Cong guerillas.
From a Long Tan battle webpage the company CO says this ... "There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that Long Tan was an encounter battle where 108 soldiers of D Coy survived continual frontal assaults mounted by battalions of a reinforced NVA Regiment in the order of some 2500 NVA and VC troops."

So 108 men fought off 2500 NVA?

[Moose4]

Seeking solace at nearby Liverpool RSL, he was singled out by an old Digger who, identifying his short hair and bandaged arms as that of a soldier recently returned from Vietnam, spat an insult: "You're a mob of f..king babykillers."

This is the saddest part of the whole thing. A fellow veteran turning on this guy?

"I left my heart to the sappers 'round Khe Sanh..." Think that got played a lot yesterday?

}:-)4