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This is a category listing, which serves as an index of existing Wikipedia articles about recipients of the Victoria Cross in the Vietnam War.
Australian Army Training Team Vietnam: Vietnam War: 13 November 1965* Tra Bong, Vietnam: Peter Badcoe: Australian Army Training Team Vietnam: Vietnam War: 23 February 1967 7 March 1967 7 April 1967* Huong Tra, Vietnam: Ray Simpson: Australian Army Training Team Vietnam: Vietnam War: 6–11 May 1969: Kon Tum province, Vietnam: Keith Payne
He was awarded the Victoria Cross and the principle was established that gallant conduct could be rewarded independently of any political consideration of military operations. More recently, four Australian soldiers were awarded the Victoria Cross in the Vietnam War although Britain was not involved in the conflict. [49]
A three-quarters scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is coming to Spartanburg Nov. 9-12. It is called the 'Wall that Heals.' What to know.
Richard Norden ran into enemy fire to reach a wounded soldier and retrieve the body of another while in Vietnam.
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Keith Payne, VC, AM (born 30 August 1933) is a retired Australian soldier and a recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest decoration for gallantry "in the presence of the enemy" awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces.
Victoria Cross Lists of Victoria Cross recipients are lists of people who have been awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious of the orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces. It was previously awarded to Commonwealth countries, most of which no longer recommend ...