Why did Australians fight in Vietnam?

Question

A detailed answer or reference would be very helpful

Thank You

Answer 1

Australian History

These are selected sites for researching Australian history on the Internet and provide a starting place for researchers in this field. They provide a diverse range of information on Australian history resources as well as providing links to other useful sites.

http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/histsite.html

http://www.trinity.wa.edu.au/plduffyrc/subjects/sose/austhist/default.htm

http://www.australianexplorer.com/australian_history.htm

http://www.dfat.gov.au/aib/history.html

Many of the timelines below span several centuries and do not fit neatly into the

http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/history/australian.html

Answer 2

The Australians were members of SEATO, the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization. They committed their forces to help an ally in accord with their obligations under the treaty.

Answer 3

They fought as our allies and, were some of the best fighters in 'Nam. I was there and were next to them several times.
You have to go into some site for the country and their military.

If you go into Military and Australia, Viet Nam, I'm sure you'll find the answers you want.