I would like to apologise for the way that Vietnam Vets were (are) treated. I was only in 6th grade when the war ended and never fully understood any of the political issues involved until I was lucky enough to go to uni.
To be drafted, sent to fight (for America) and come home only to be treated like a pariah is a shameful act.
I have a son in the ADF and am fearful that one day soon he will face a horror like Long Tan (probably in Iraq or similar). I hope that his fellow country men understand his sacrifice