THE 59th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan and Australia’s longest war-time involvement was commemorated in Inglewood on Monday evening.
A small crowd attended the brief Vietnam Veterans’ Day service at the Grant Street memorial.
Inglewood-Bridgewater RSL sub-branch president Mick Dobson recalled the service of Australians in Vietnam over 10 years until 1972.
More than 60,000 Australians, including ground troops and air force and navy personnel, served in Vietnam, 523 died as a result of the war and almost 2400 were wounded.
Following the laying of a wreath at dusk on Monday, the Last Post was sounded followed by the Australian flag being raised to full mast.
An estimated 20 people attended the service.