the conditions for the Australian soldiers was the same as all of the previous wars. But the soldiers this time didnt come back as Heroes, they suffered, faught in the worst conditions ever, against a strong army who lives in jungles and were finlly defeated.
the weather and Vietnam's climax made it very difficult for the soldiers to fight, the enemy was very tough, they had very smart techniques and one of them was the Guerilla warfare, the most difficult type to fight. As well as the issues involved in the Vietnam War were never straightforward, which made the fighting harder.
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Over 50,000 Australian Servicemen fought in the Vietnam War.
Over 50,000 Australians served in Vietnam, of which about 19,000 men were draftees. Not all them were soldiers, some were Australian sailors serving aboard the Australian warship's HMAS Perth, Brisbane, Vendetta, and Hobart; which, between them, fired 102,546 shells from the gunline.
Yes it is True that the American Rehabilitation Programs sought to restore soldiers to good health who had fought in Vietnam. It continues today through Veterans Rehabilitation centers across the country.Ê
Plenty of US Servicemen of Irish descent fought in the war, but Ireland did not fight in the Vietnam War.