Today, ANZAC Day, we remember all those who served, suffered, and fell in the Vietnam War and all other wars. Lest We Forget. You can watch the full Battle of Long Tan documentary on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gUSq7pxux4 or you can watch our movie DANGER CLOSE: The Battle of Long Tan on Netflix or 7Plus. Poem by Richard Hamon, Whiskey 2 Company 1RNZIR, 1968-1969. Anzac is the day we all remember, when the troops Of Australia and New Zealand came together To fight the war of all w

50 years ago today, the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment completed its first ever operational tour of duty, in Vietnam, and departed Vung Tau for home in Brisbane, Australia. 6RAR was raised at Alamein Barracks at Enoggera in Brisbane, Queensland on 6 June 1965 and arrived in Vietnam for its first tour of duty on 6 June 1966. Two rifle companies were transferred from 2RAR to form the nucleus of the new battalion in early 1965. The battalion was then brought up to full strength when an in

1966 RAAF UH-1B redux!! On set of our DANGER CLOSE: The Battle of Long Tan movie. | Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan

Did you know the theme song and unit logo of Delta Company 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) who fought the Battle of Long Tan on 18 August 1966 as depicted in our movie DANGER CLOSE, is Nancy Sinatra’s ‘These Boots are Made for Walking’? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ For this group of young Australian soldiers about to head to the Vietnam War, this 1966 Nancy Sinatra hit song struck a chord. It perfectly summed up the testosterone-filled bravado of the 105 men of D Company 6RAR and what they intended