Thread: Vietnam Veterans Special appeal

More to come Sam!! about another 30, just need to do them up engraving. Amos

Originally Posted by Woodenink

More to come Sam!! about another 30, just need to do them up engraving. Amos

Amos and Graham

Sam, here are the last of Sundowner's lot, 99 in all--we are looking around for the 1 that is missing!!!, this last lot has 48 in it, thanks Sundowner(Graham) , Amos

Thanks Amos I will get the ones I have here off to you for engraving

Got this off the Net, the possibility of distributing the pens at the Shrine this year and then other States and shrines is being actively explored at this moment.
Also, the hospitalised and sick, are being searched for names and places etc.--there are privacy laws that must be respected. Any updates, I will post, thanks Sam, Amos

Vietnam Veterans Day is commemorated on 18 August every year. The day was originally known as Long Tan Day, chosen to commemorate the men of D Company, 6RAR who fought in the battle of Long Tan in 1966. On that day, 108 Australian and New Zealand soldiers fought a pitched battle against over 2,000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops in a rubber plantation not far from the small village of Long Tan. The Australians prevailed, but only after fighting in torrential rain for four hours. They were nearly overrun, but were saved by a timely ammunition resupply, accurate artillery fire from the nearby Australian base, and the arrival of reinforcements by armoured personnel carrier. Eighteen Australians lost their lives and 24 were wounded, the largest number of casualties in one operation since the Australian task force had arrived a few months earlier. After the battle the bodies of 245 enemy soldiers were found, but there was evidence that many more bodies had been carried away.
On the third anniversary of Long Tan, 18 August 1969, a cross was raised on the site of the battle by the men of 6RAR. Veterans from the battle gathered at the cross to commemorate the fallen, and the day was commemorated by them as Long Tan Day from then on. Over time, all Vietnam veterans adopted the day as one to commemorate those who served and died in Vietnam. In 1987, following the very successful Welcome Home parade for Vietnam veterans in Sydney, Prime Minister Bob Hawke announced that Long Tan Day would be known as Vietnam Veterans Day. Since then, it has been commemorated every year as the day on which the service of all those men and women who served in Vietnam is remembere

Thanks for that Amos

Sam please add another 42 to the list, some made by Sundowner, and some made by myself, Thanks Amos





These are some of them, Amos

Very nice Amos

Damn

I've been off the forums for a little while and you organise this

I really need to get back into the shed and this will be a good reason
I'll see what I can do by the end of the month - I can send directly to Amos if you prefer

cheers

Welcome back Nick, yes please send direct to Amos this time

Received these form Braka aka Bhedgesdipalo, thanks you very much branks they are beautiful

Majority of pens now engraved and back filled with gold colour. Amos




Here are some of the latest.

Received these beauties from Mal aka MT yesterday, many thanks Mal

Six more that I have completed still working on some more