Explore the abstract of this artwork, Members of 5 Platoon, B Company, 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, 26 August 1967.
Members of 5 Platoon, B Company, 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, 26 August 1967 is a 1967 photograph by Australian military photographer Mike Coleridge. The photograph, taken near the village of Phước Hải in the-then Phước Tuy Province of South Vietnam, depicts a group of Australian Army soldiers waiting to board an Bell UH-1 Iroquois about to land.The photograph has become an enduring icon of Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War. Recognising this, the photograph was selected to be etched on the Vietnam Forces National Memorial on Anzac Parade in Canberra.
Vietnam Forces National Memorial South Vietnam Mike Coleridge Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War Anzac Parade Bell UH-1 Iroquois Phước Tuy Province Phước Hải Australian Army Canberra