dsgrant

This tile was given to me by a guy that had a cafe in Vung Tau in the 80's & 90's.

The pool was being demolished and the Vietnamese government

saved 3 tiles,these were placed in Vietnamese government marked envelopes.

All three tiles were taken by the guy that I got mine off,for return to Australia.

One tile was given to an Australian Government official visiting Vung Tau one time.

The second was given to a veteran that actually tiled the pool in Vietnam.

The third is now with me.I will donate it to our national museum.

The Peter Badcoe (VC winner) Club was an R&R spot for Australian

troops taking time out from the Task Force base at Nui Dat.

The pool was named the Harold Holt Memorial Pool.

Holt was a prime minister of Australia,having Aussie digger dark humor,

they named the pool after him,he drowned whilst swimming at a beach in Aussie.

There are only 22 different types of repro medals in the wall.

They are just repeated over & over as can be seen.

Reproductions here are even worn by vets on parades,

best to keep the originals safely locked away.

Great stuff,Thanks Bob.

I havent been there yet,but must go.

Thanks again for the pics.

Lovely..

The RAN Crests sure out do the old armys efforts

Haha,it is missing an N,downunder it means something a little bit different to what it does in the US

It looks like a wedding photo,hence flowers on lapels and ribbons in background,so he could be a priest.

The uniforms to me look like pre WW1 (1900) Gloucestershire regiment,so British

Hi Folks, I too collect Viet Nam gear,mostly uniforms and webbing.

Heres a couple of set ups from my site.

Firstly Aussie PRC25 radioman

Next a 4/19 PWLH M113 APC Crew commander

and a Duntroon Millitary College Dress Blues

next a doctors greens set

plus a we cant forget Mr Victor Charlie

My site for those that are interested

www.dsgrant.com

For sure it has to be a full OG uniform that belonged to Westmoreland

What a sweet thing,how long is it ?

The medals are also grossly out of order and all over the place.Still would look good if you sorted them out for display.