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Australia arrive in Vietnam
The Australian Army arrived in South Vietnam in the time of July and August 1962 -
RAAF sent a flight
In August 1964 the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) also sent a flight of Caribou transports to the port of Vung Tau. -
US commence major battle
By early 1965, when it had become clear that South Vietnam could not stave off the communist insurgents and their North Vietnamese comrades for more than a few months, the US commenced a major escalation of the war. -
Australian Gov give battalion
The Australian government dispatched the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), in June 1965 to serve alongside the US 173d Airborne Brigade in Bien Hoa province. -
Government announce the dispatch
In March 1966 the government announced the dispatch of a taskforce to replace 1RAR, consisting of two battalions and support services (including a RAAF squadron of Iroquois helicopters), to be based at Nui Dat, Phuoc Tuy province. -
6RAR engaged heaviest actions of the war.
In August 1966 a company of 6RAR was engaged in one of Australia's heaviest actions of the war, in a rubber plantation near Long Tan. -
RAN contribute
The RAN also contributed a clearance diving team and a helicopter detachment that operated with the US Army from October 1967. -
Viet army launch
The year 1968 began with a major offensive by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army, launched during the Vietnamese lunar new year holiday period, known as "Tet". -
Anti War protests rally
By 1969 anti-war protests were gathering momentum in Australia. -
US and South Viet troops corss border
At the end of April 1970 US and South Vietnamese troops were ordered to cross the border into Cambodia. -
Australia withdraw
The ends and australia withdraw the war, losing many of their troops in the most horrid way. US followed them a few years later.