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Warrnambool s Pete Bird reflects on Vietnam War service | The Standard
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Minister Keogh Marks 50 Years Since Last Australian Troops Left Vietnam
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Former Lieutenant in the RAR Mortar Platoon, Tony Jensen. Photo: Nathan Schmidt.
FORTY-three years after the Battle of Coral-Balmoral, Vietnam veteran Tony Jensen will receive the “Medal for Gallantry” from Governor-General David Hurley this afternoon (May 13).
Moments after wreaths were lain for his former servicemen during a commemorative ceremony at the Vietnam memorial on ANZAC Parade this morning, Mr Jensen, the former Lieutenant in the RAR Mortar Platoon, is pleased to finally be receiving the medal, saying it will be a tribute to the mortarmen and the gunners that stood with him.
The federal shadow minister for veterans’ affairs, Shane Newman, spoke at the ceremony and acknowledged that the medal being awarded to Mr Jensen will mean that an historic wrong will be rewritten.
Dutton earns his stripes over unit citations | The Spectator Australia
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