Battle of Long Tan commemorated

The Gosford Sub-Branch of the Vietnam Veterans Association will be commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan, South Vietnam, on Saturday, August 12.

August 18 marks the anniversary of the battle.

The association will be commemorating the day with a march and memorial service followed by a dinner and show at the Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club.

The march will commence at 3.45pm from the corner of Beach St and Broken Bay Rd, Ettalong, and proceed around the block of the club ending at the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial on the Ettalong foreshore.

The memorial service will commence at 4pm.

The march is anticipated to be twice the size of previous years.

Tickets for the dinner and show are available at the Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club and are on sale now.

Entertainment will be provided by Digger Revell, veteran of 11 entertainment tours for the troops during Australia's 10-year involvement in the war, and comedian Calvin de Gray, son of one of Australia's better known World War Two Changi prisoners of war, Slim de Gray.

For further information on the march contact 4344 4760 or email vietvetsgosford@bigpond.com.

Press release, July 24 Robyn Creswell, Vietnam Veterans' Gosford City Sub-branch