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Guest speaker South Burnett councillor Kathy Duff with the organiser of the Cherbourg commemoration, Vietnam veteran Eric Law<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Trevor Sanderson, from the Murgon RSL Sub-Branch, with Cherbourg councillor Arnold Murray<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

August 19, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Last Post sounded over three towns on Tuesday to recall the sacrifice of the 521 Australians who died during the Vietnam War.<\/p>\n

Commemoration services were held in Cherbourg, Nanango and Kingaroy on the 49th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan.<\/p>\n

Long Tan is the most famous of the Australian battles but also the bloodiest with 18 deaths and 24 wounded from D Company 6RAR.<\/p>\n

August 18 was formerly known as “Long Tan Day”, but in 1987 was changed to “Vietnam Veterans Day” to remember the service of all Vietnam vets.<\/p>\n

Cherbourg’s ceremony was organised by veteran Eric Law, who served with HQ 1ATF at Nui Dat in 1969-70.<\/p>\n

It was held at the town’s new war memorial.<\/p>\n

Guest speaker was South Burnett councillor Kathy Duff who emphasised that Indigenous Australians had served in every conflict since Federation.<\/p>\n

Six Cherbourg residents served in Vietnam.\u00a0 All up, more than 58,000 Australians served in the conflict between 1962 and 1975.<\/p>\n

“We must never forget the service and sacrifice of these Australians who served in the Vietnam War,” Cr Duff said.<\/p>\n

Following prayers, wreathes were laid at the monument.<\/p>\n

Similar ceremonies of commemoration were held later in the day at Nanango and Kingaroy.<\/p>\n

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Some of the crowd at the Cherbourg Vietnam Veterans’ Day commemoration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Constables Bec Martin and Ryan Ramsamy with members of the Cherbourg Junior Police Rangers who helped during the ceremony<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Murgon Catholic priest Fr Michael Carroll, who led the prayers, with St Joseph’s principal Greg Cran and Aunty Shirley Law<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Proud siblings of sapper Claude Malone … Sandra Morgan, Frank Malone, Jeanette Brown and Grace Bond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Former sapper Claude Malone couldn’t make it to the Cherbourg commemoration on Tuesday, but his proud family made certain he wasn’t forgotten.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Claude served in the 1st Field Squadron and was in Vietnam from January 14, 1971 to October 21, 1971.<\/p>\n

His family has carefully preserved photographs of Claude in his army greens, as well as a newspaper clipping which shows him on patrol with comrades in Vietnam.<\/p>\n

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Photos and a news clipping showing Claude Malone in Vietnam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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At Nanango<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Vietnam veteran Eddie Zuch, from Nanango, served with the Royal Australian Engineers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Honour Guard at the Nanango Memorial was supplied by the Nanango Cadet Unit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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At Kingaroy<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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At the Kingaroy ceremony were Warren Cockburn OAM, Kingaroy-Memerambi RSL Sub-Branch president Don Davey and Martin Edward<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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