Memories of war: Australians in Vietnam. Part 1

Interviews with three Australians who served in the Vietnam War. Kevin Freeman and John Dellaca served as conscripts in the war, and both talk of their combat experiences as well as their difficulties in returning to Australia. Fay Lewis served as a nurse in Vietnam and she discusses the pressures of being a female in the “male” environment of war, as well as explaining the experiences that led to her involvement in the anti-war movement. The interviews reveal the horror of war as well as documenting the tensions faced by the conscripts about Australia’s involvement in the War.

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Credits

production company

Equality Videos

producer/director

Anne Cowden

Duration

00:32:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1993

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303537

Language

English

Subject categories

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Military nursing

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Soldiers - Australia

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Women in war

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Short films → Short films - Australia

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Sound

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Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1993

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