With 160 years of history to its credit, the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment often looks to its forefathers for inspiration. A Vietnam War veteran who fought in the Battle of Binh Ba in June 1969, Ray De Vere gave a briefing earlier this month to attentive soldiers at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane, which proved to be educational and motivating. […]
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WO2 Kevin ‘Dasher’ Wheatley, VC
13 NOV 1965: Viet Nam and WO2 Kevin ‘Dasher’ Wheatley, Australian Army Training Team Vietnam, is awarded the first Victoria Cross of the Vietnam War posthumously in the Tra Bong Valley, Quang Ngai province; Warrant Officer Class 2 Wheatley was awarded a Victoria Cross posthumously for remaining with a mortally wounded comrade while his position was […]