Soldiers behind iconic Vietnam War photo reunite in Tamworth

Jamieson Murphy
Updated August 17 2017 - 5:04pm, first published 5:00pm
ETERNAL BOND: Every two years, the members of 5 Platoon travel from as far as Western Australia and regional Victoria to catch up. Photo: Gareth Gardner
ETERNAL BOND: Every two years, the members of 5 Platoon travel from as far as Western Australia and regional Victoria to catch up. Photo: Gareth Gardner

They were captured in one of the most iconic photos of the Vietnam War, but the soldiers of 5 Platoon don’t tell war stories (or “waries”) when they catch up – unless it’s a side-splitting yarn.

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Jamieson Murphy

Jamieson Murphy

News director

Newcastle Herald news director. Interested in any and all yarns. Whisper g'day mate to me at jamieson.murphy@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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