The war continued for just over 3 years after the United States, Australia and other allies withdrew from the war. In the final days of the war, in 1975, the RAAF sent personnel back to Vietnam to help with evacuations and humanitarian work. It was withdrawing its own troops from the country while passing responsibility for the war to South Vietnamese forces.Īustralia too was winding down its commitment, with the last troops coming home in March 1972. In the early 1970s, the United States (US) Government embarked on a policy of ‘Vietnamisation’. In the early 1970s, more than 200,000 people marched in the streets of Australia’s major cities in protest. more Australians believing that the war was being lost.more conscripts from the National Service Scheme being deployed and killed.Australia's increasing military commitment.Public opposition to our involvement in the war grew over time due to: In the early years, Australia’s participation in the war was not widely opposed. Some had shorter tours when Australia's commitment began winding down in the early 1970s. Others had a tour cut short because of serious wounds or illness. Some national servicemen with less than a year remaining of their national service were in Vietnam for only a few months. Australians in VietnamĪ standard tour of duty for Australians serving in Army units lasted a year. Some RAAF personnel returned in 1975 to help with evacuations and refugees, operating almost until the moment of South Vietnam's surrender. Īustralia's military commitment involved each of Australia's armed services:Īfter combat operations ceased in 1972, a few Australian personnel stayed in Vietnam with the Australian embassy. The image which has been etched on the rear wall of the Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial on Anzac Parade in Canberra, shows members of 5 Platoon, B Company, 7RAR waiting to be airlifted by US Army helicopters from an area just north of Phuoc Hai. One of the most famous images of the Vietnam War was captured by Michael Coleridge on 26 August 1967.
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