Exclusively for CounterPunch, Matthew Stevenson travels from Haiphong and Hanoi, in what was North Vietnam, to the Central Highlands and Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon and the capital, in search of ...
Vietnam veteran Rob Glanfield said the service was always emotional. “We’re remembering the mates that we lost, and remembering all the other ones that didn’t make it home,” he said. Mr Glanfield was ...
Vietnam has agreed to ease its restrictions for the Long Tan Cross memorial site but visitors must adhere to strict guidelines. The Vietnamese government has agreed to ease its restrictions for the ...
Nearly 60 years since Long Tan, Vietnam veterans say their struggle for recognition continues as Australia marks the anniversary of its costliest battle. Controversial $10 billion push to tax ...