Vietnam Veterans' Day 2023

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the end of Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War. Some 60,000 Australians served in the Vietnam War, more than 3,000 were wounded and 523 tragically lost their lives. Join the Cronulla RSL Sub-Branch for a commemorative service on Friday 18th August. Australia remembers.

LISTEN TO PERSONAL NARRATIVES OF vietnam veterans

Listen to Vietnam Veterans of the Cronulla RSL Sub-Branch recount their personal narratives of their experiences during the Vietnam War, by tuning into the Cronulla RSL Podcast ‘Friends By the Beach. Listen now.

take a look at PERSONAL MEMORIES FROM time in VIETNAM

View photo galleries kindly donated by Cronulla RSL Sub-Branch members. These images are Veterans’ personal memories from Vietnam War. Browse gallery.

Learn more about the vietnam war

The arrival of the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) in South Vietnam during July and August 1962 was the beginning of Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War. Australia's participation in the war was formally declared at an end when the Governor-General issued a proclamation on 11 January 1973. The only combat troops remaining in Vietnam were a platoon guarding the Australian embassy in Saigon, which was withdrawn in June 1973.

Read a brief history of the Battalions that served in Vietnam here

Vietnam War commemorative medallion and certificate

To acknowledge the 50th anniversary of the end of Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs will produce a Commemorative Medallion and Certificate of Commemoration. Find out more.