1966-03-11. Private Shorty Thirkell of Redfern, Sydney, NSW, uses a bush hat to wipe the sweat from his face while on patrol in the jungles of South Vietnam with the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), during Operation Silver City in War Zone D, fighting the Communist Viet Cong.
Cunneen, William James
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