60,000 Aussies served in Vietnam 521 Died in the conflict and many more from combat related injuries and chemical exposure many years after ,many young men came back permanently harmed both physically and mentally , Every year on the 18th August Vietnam Veterans are remembered on what used to be called Long Tan Day but has been changed to encompass all the Vietnam War to Vietnam Veterans Day that long with Anzac Day on the 25th April are Sacred days for all fair Dinkum Aussies everywhere,