A GRUNTS VIEW

A Diggers viewpoint of being at the sharp end. Gained while serving with 3 Platoon - 'A' Company -7 Battalion (Infantry) Royal Australian Regiment, as a Rifleman in Australia's war; fought in South Viet Nam.  

Chapter 1 - Page 1 - Updated  2013 - Next Page:- Site Introduction 2/35

WELCOME TO 2013 & The SITE MAP & LATEST NEWS

  • The site is divided into Six (6) Chapters for easy Navigation
  • Chapter ONE:- Page 1 to 8, contains 'Administration' pages.
  •  The pages Eight to Twenty Four are my story. In a time line from 1969 to 1983
  • Chapter TWO, are pages 8 to 11. An introduction to me.
  • Chapter THREE. Start of Viet Nam Tour - pages 12 to 16
  • Chapter FOUR. Pages 17 to 20. Enemy Action.
  • Chapter FIVE. Leaving Viet Nam and my Service After the war. Pages 21 to 24.
  • Chapter SIX. Contains information and image pages.

CHAPTER ONE - ADMINISTRATION

 Home

Site Entry - Has Guestbook.

site map - page 1 

Site Map of Homepage.

site introduction - page 2

Introduction To Site.

orderly room -  page 3

Overview of site.

announcements - page 4

Changes to Site.

books - page 5

Vietnam Book List.

student page - page 6

Background to Vietnam.  Work Continues

ANZAC Legend - page 7

ANZAC Legend.

Memorial -page 8

Dedications.  

 

 

CHAPTER TWO - Intoduction To OINK

introduction to oink - page 9 {Complete}

#1 Early Years In Australia #2 Why This Homepage #3 ANZAC DAY 1969 #4 A Kid Goes Flying From #5 School to Heavy Industry #6A Soldiers Experince - KAPOOKA

oink becomes a digger - page 10 {Complete}

#1 Rookie Training: #2 Night Vision #3 Corps Allocation

7 Battalion the Pigs - page 11 {Complete}

#1 Arrival at 7 Battalion: #2 Porkies People #3 Platoon Set Up #4 Exercises -Shoalwater Bay

 platoon set up 12 {Complete}

#1What is a Platoon? #2 Platoon Structure #3 Leaving for Vietnam

 

CHAPTER THREE - Start of Viet Nam Tour

 arrival in viet nam13

 #1 Sea Voyage #2 Nui Dat #3 365 day & a wakey #4 Ammo - Ammo - Everywhere #5 Basic Webbing

  #6 Water Bottles #7 Cups Canteen #8 Operations

   contact with CHQ 14

#1 Big Pack & Rations #2 Sleeping Gear #3 Operations #4 Partrol Orders Check List #5 My First Operation #6Contact With CHQ!

    the enemy in Phouc Tuy Province 15

#1 Phouc Tuy Province #2 D445 Battalion #3 MAP #4 Sky Images Link

  the odd angry shot 16

 #1Jungle Fighting #2 Sounds Of Silence #3 Tracks #4  Routine #5 EVERYMAN #6Horseshoe

#7 Close Call In The Jungle

  advance to contact 17

#1 Platoon Medic #2 Night Shoot At Brigid #3 The Night The Sky Lit Up

   

CHAPTER FOUR

ENEMY ACTION

CHAPTER FIVE

LEAVING VIET NAM

bunker battle 18 {Complete}

 end of viet nam tour 22

#1 The Horse Shoe #2 The Battle #3 Mopping Up

 #1 Last Operation #2 Leaving NDP Brigid

#4 No Rest For The Wicked #5 No End In Sight

 #3 Emu Bob at the Horse Shoe! #4 Nui Dat

night move long hais 19 {Complete}

#5  HMAS Sydney - SYDNEY Australia

#1 Ambush on Long Hais #2 Contact Wait Out

  my post viet nam army service 23

mine incident 9th December 1970 - 20

#1 My service with the Army #3 4 RNSWR

#1 Mine Incident #2 Back to NDP Brigid

  my disability case 24

ambush australian style 21 {Complete}

 #1 Then and Now

#1 Kill the enemy #2 Ambushing Aussie style

  PTSD 25

#3 Ambushing #4 VC in the Bag #5 Village Ambush

#1 Dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

 #6 CONTACT Wait Out!

  #2 My Story about the battle with PTSD

CHAPTER SIX EXTRA - INFORMATION & IMAGES

26 - Royal  Australian  Regiment

 (NEW) To be Built!

27 - 2/7th AIF:- WW1

 (NEW) To be Built!

28 - 7 Battalion AIF:- WW2

(NEW) To be Built!  

29 - 5/7 RAR Battalion:- Mechanised Infantry

(NEW) To be Built!

30 - 5/7 RAR Association

(NEW) To be Built!

31 - Sky Images #1{Complete}

 

32 - Images of Nui Dat & Equipment

This page is linked to Arrival in Viet Nam Page 13 

33- Awards

(NEW) To be Built!

34 -Awards #2

(NEW) To be Built!

  35 -POEMS

 (NEW) To be Built!

THIS SITE SALUTES THE ANZACS

THIS SITE SALUTES THE ANZACS THOSE WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE. THOSE DIGGERS WHO FOUGHT ON MANY A BATTLE FIELD IN THE SERVICE OF AUSTRALIA.

 

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