Ripples of Wartime: Des Files
Des was opposed to the conscription of young men of his own generation to fight in Vietnam.
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Des was opposed to the conscription of young men of his own generation to fight in Vietnam.
Jean McLean was a founding member of Save Our Sons, fighting against conscription.
Frank Clarke is a Wergaia and Gunditjmara man who served in Vietnam.
My-Van Tran grew up in middle-class Saigon family and then left South Vietnam to study.
Chas Martin was called up for National Service in 1969 - and disobeyed.
Angela Mertens fell in love and married her husband Ted after he returned from a tour of duty.
Ruth is the daughter of a Returned National Serviceman who served in Vietnam.
Trung Nghia Ton was born in Australia to parents who fled Vietnam after the war.
Lynn Arnold was an anti-war activist during the Vietnam War.
Neville Sinkinson served in Vietnam as a RAAF helicopter crewman in 1970 and 1971.