Vietnam veterans commemorate Battle of Long Tan at Robertson Park annual service

David Fitzsimons
August 18 2019 - 4:30pm
DIGGERS: Allan Johnson, Allan Bennett, Norm Carpenter, Frank McCarthy, David Pepper-Edwards, Laurie Hart and John Boaden at the service. Photo: CARLA FREEDMAN 0818cfvietnam1
DIGGERS: Allan Johnson, Allan Bennett, Norm Carpenter, Frank McCarthy, David Pepper-Edwards, Laurie Hart and John Boaden at the service. Photo: CARLA FREEDMAN 0818cfvietnam1

More than 50 years have passed since the definitive Battle of Long Tan but its memory was strong in the minds of people who attended an anniversary service in Orange on Sunday.

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David Fitzsimons

I am a senior journalist at the Central Western Daily concentrating on council, government and real estate issues. Before moving to Orange I filled senior roles at the Daily Telegraph, Daily Telegraph-Mirror and the Daily Mirror in Sydney. They included being an editor, news editor, chief of staff and reporter.

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