Australias role in Vietnam?

Question

What was Australias role in the Vietnam War?

Answer 1

Australia was allied with the United States during the Vietnam War, and had combat and support troops in the country.

Answer 2

Australia was involved in the Vietnam War and their involvement closely parallels U.S. involvement.

Australia did not send as many combat soldiers as the U.S. due to the difference in population, but the soldiers they did send were very effective. Australia's military did not rely on air support or fire bases as did U.S. forces. Instead, they used ground maneuver tactic similar to the Viet Cong and NVA. Ironically, Australia's casualty ratio was much less than U.S. forces despite not having the support that U.S. forces had. There are arguments that the Australians did not encounter the enemy as often as U.S. forces, which is why they experienced lower casualty ratios. Another argument is the enemy respected and/or feared the Australians, and avoided confrontations with them.

In the home front, Australia experienced similar high support for the Vietnam War in the beginning and then against it after the Tet Offense. Australians had very good reason to support the war, because the communist domino effect in Southeast Asia would have directly affected them.

Answer 3

Australia had a division in Vietnam mostly in Phuc Thuy province. They lost over 500 men. Very fine soldiers;
http://vnpersonalwar.blogspot.com