Wedderburn: Long Tan Remembered

Tuesday, August 18, 2020, marked the 54th. anniversary of the battle of Long Tan, and was observed in many communities, including Wedderburn, where Roger Paterson marked the occasion with a simple flag ceremony. Roger, a keen student of history, has...

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Wedderburn: Long Tan Remembered
Wedderburn’s Roger Paterson is pictured on Vietnam Veterans’ Day. Originally Long Tan Day, observed on August 18, the day was changed to Vietnam Veterans’ Day in 1987 by the then Prime Minister Bob Hawke, and since then has commemorated all Australians who served in Vietnam.

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