Last Thursday locals commemorated the 74th anniversary of VP Day, the day Australian troops along with allied forces won WWII, at the ClubMulwala’s RSL Memorial wall.
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VP Day marks Japan’s surrender to allied forces on August 15, 1945, which spelled the end of World War II and put to bed the looming threat of a Japanese invasion of Australia.
Nearly 40,000 Australians were killed and 100,000 wounded in combat during WWII.
In total one million Australians helped with the war effort, with about 500,000 serving overseas.
A further ceremony was held to commemorate Vietnam Veterans Day and the 53rd anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan.
Almost 60,000 Australians served during the Vietnam War, and tragically 521 of them died with a further 3,000 wounded.
The Battle of Long Tan took place in a rubber plantation not far from the small village of Long Tan and is widely known as one of the fiercest battles fought by Australian soldiers, who faced wet and muddy conditions due to torrential rain and the loss of their radios.