into the armed forces, not volunteering to fight. Almost 60,000 Australians, including ground troops and air force and navy personnel, served in Vietnam; 521 died as a result of the war and over 3,000 were wounded. Conscripted: People who have no choice but to enlist, or be sent to jail. Australian support for South Vietnam in the early 1960s was in keeping with the policies of other nations, particularly the United States, to stem the spread of communism in Europe and Asia. Chapter 3 : Why Australia…
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