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7.62 mm L1A1 self-loading rifle (SLR)

A 7.62 mm L1A1 self-loading rifle (SLR) which was the standard infantry weapon used by the Australian Army during the Vietnam War. The L1A1 is the Australian version of the Belgian FN FAL rifle. It entered into service with the Australian Army in 1959. The 7.62 mm L1A1 self-loading rifle (SLR) was designed in 1951 in Belgium. Other then the Vietnam war the 7.62 mm L1A1 self-loading rifle (SLR) was used in the cold war and the Falklands War.

It is gas operated with an internal piston and has a 20 round staggered box magazine. It was replaced by the 5.56 mm Steyr F88 assault rifle in the 1980s. In Vietnam the L1A1 was the standard personal weapon of the Australian soldier.This particular weapon has had a medical field dressing taped to the wooden butt.

The 7.62 mm L1A1 self-loading rifle (SLR) had a very big role in the war by assisting the solders in combat with the enemy. As Australian solders used different tactic than the Americans who came to a village and would take all the sources and kill all the villagers, the Australians had more of a human approach and only used the gun as self-defence of if they were asked to open fire. It is a reliable weapon which has proved itself in all environmental conditions and is regarded as one of the most successful battle rifles ever produced.

The Vietnam Medal

The Vietnam Medal recognises members of the Australian Defence Forces and members of accredited philanthropic organisations serving in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

The Vietnam Service Medal was established in 1965 by order of President Lyndon B. Johnson. 2. The Vietnam Service Medal is awarded to recognize service during the Vietnam War and is authorized to service members of each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, provided they meet the award criteria.

To be considered for VVA membership, veterans must have served in what is now the Republic of Vietnam. Presumably to cover those who served in nearby countries and in support roles elsewhere, the VVA states that having served in any duty location starting Aug. 5, 1964, and ending May 7, 1975, grants eligibility.

The ribbon is on the top of the medal it has the colours red, yellow, light blue and dark blue. The different colour describe the different military with the yellow being the exception for south Vietnam. The medal was made of nickel and sliver. The front of the medal has the photo of the queen with the engravement saying “ Elisabeth The Second Dei Gratia Regina F.D. the back of the medal has a man standing between two spheres with the word Vietnam on the top

Bell UH-1B Iroquois or "Huey"

On 6 June 1966 eight Iroquois helicopters from 9 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), landed at the Vung Tau airbase, Vietnam. The Bell UH-1B Iroquois or "Huey" is almost synonymous with the Vietnam War and for the next five and a half years 9 Squadron's Hueys supported the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF).
The Bell UH-1B Iroquoisis a utility military helicopter powered by a single turboshaft engine, with two-blade main and tail rotors. ... The UH-1 first saw service in combat operations during the Vietnam War, with around 7,000 helicoptersdeployed.It is the most famous of the Vietnam helicopter types and proved a workhorse for air cavalry units throughout the war. It was originally intended to be an air ambulance. In 1955, the US Army asked for a new utility helicopter for use as an aerial ambulance with the Medical Service Corps. The Bell Helicopter Company won the contract with their XH-40 model. It made its first flight on 20 October 1956 and went into production in 1959

Mr. and Mrs. Andrews

Mr and Mrs Andrews is an oil on canvas portrait of about 1750 by Thomas Gainsborough, now in the National Gallery, London. [more]

Flatford Mill

Flatford Mill (Scene on a Navigable River) is an oil painting by English artist John Constable, painted in 1816. It is Constable's largest exhibition canvas to be painted mainly outdoors, the first of his large "six-foot" paintings [more]

The Fighting Temeraire

The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last berth to be broken up, 1838 is an oil painting by the English artist J. M. W. Turner. HMS Temeraire was one of the last second-rate ships of the line to have played a distinguished role in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. [more]

The Hireling Shepherd

This is a painting by William Holman Hunt, a leading British Pre-Raphaelite.

Ophelia

Ophelia is a painting by British artist Sir John Everett Millais, completed between 1851 and 1852. It depicts Ophelia, a character from Hamlet, singing before she drowns in a river in Denmark. [more]

The Music Lesson

The Music Lesson or Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman by Jan Vermeer, is a painting of young female pupil receiving the titular music lesson. [more]

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