<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=113409.msg4936964#msg4936964">Quote from: Healergirl on 17-07-2011, 01:04:48</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">haibane,<br/>Yes, that would work perfectly.  The Australians had a very heavy military commitmtent to Vietnam considering the size of their population.  A high-priority Australian government mission to Vietnam to meet personally with General Westmoreland and politely ask "What the hell is going on with Laos?" Is a very good way to gt you involved.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Lovely. That's settled then. I'll go think about her personality now. Also thanks for the ideas TexasGuy but an Aussie diplomat is where I'm headed now, a senior one obviously. A civilian would make a nice mix I hope with the military types we already have on board.<br/><br/>My take is that the Australians have an embassy in Saigon and this lady works there on various non-military issues but has been sent to Gen Westmoreland's HQ on a fact-finding/liaison mission over the Laos problem.<br/><br/>Seeing as Kelly's Heroes was very much a child of the 60s and early 70s it's hardly surprising that Oddball fits into the peace-love-dope youth thinking of that era. I loved that move and Sutherland stole the show. As you say a bit odd for 1944 but fine in 1968.