Our Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Day Service was held on Sunday 18th August 2024 at 11:00am at Springwood War Memorial. The Service was well attended by veterans, veterans’ families, many associations as well as members of the public. A function was held at the Royal Hotel following the Service.
Our Guest of Honour was Mr Mike Carlton AO
GUEST of HONOUR – Mike Carlton AO
In a working life of more than fifty years, Mike Carlton was one of Australia’s best-known media figures in radio, television and newspapers.
Beginning as a cadet journalist at the ABC, he became a war correspondent in Vietnam and for three years was the ABC’s Bureau Chief in Jakarta.
He also reported for the ABC from London, New York and major Asian capitals. In television, he worked on the ABC’s groundbreaking This Day Tonight current affairs program in the 1970s and for Nine Network News and A Current Affair.
In 1980 Mike turned to talk radio, first at Sydney’s 2UE and then 2GB, and later at London’s LBC Newstalk 97.3FM, where he won a coveted Sony Radio Academy award in 1993 for Britain’s best talk breakfast show.
His radio satire on current affairs, Friday News Review, was ‘must listening’ in Australia and the UK.
For many years he wrote a popular weekly column for the Sydney Morning Herald.
Mike has had a life-long passion for naval history and is the author of Cruiser, First Victory, Flagship and The Scrap Iron Flotilla.
Below are some photos from Memorial Day:
President, Jack Lake 
Salvation Army Band 
Military Vehicle 1 
Military Vehicle 2 
Springwood War Memorial 
Terry Ryan – Battle of Long Tan Veteran 
Piper at the Sevice 
Piper from Lithgow Highland Pipe Band 
Airforce Cadets 
At the Service 
Guest of Honour Mike Carlton 
Wreath Laying 1 
At the Service 2
Good Morning Vietnam – Music From The Vietnam War Era – Vol 2
Dear Members
The Blue Mountains Vietnam Veterans & Associated Forces Inc. will be holding another great fundraising show.
After our sellout concert in 2023 this phenomenal band return with Vol 2 of their concert extravaganza.
With even more hits of the 60s and 70s to groove along to.
The Good Morning Vietnam: Music from the Vietnam War Era Live in Concert Vol 2 Show,
On Saturday 9 March 2024, at 3:00pm at
Blue Mountains Theatre & Community Hub, Springwood
Tickets are now on sale from the box office, in person or via the link below.
Here is the link:
https://www.bluemountainstheatre.com.au/what-s-on/season-2024/good-morning-vietnam/
Please feel free to share with all your friends and family.
Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Day 2023 Commemorative Service
Our Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Day 2023 Service was held on Sunday 13 August 2023 at the Springwood Cenotaph on Macquarie Road, Springwood NSW.
The Guest of Honour was our Patron, Brigadier Nerolie McDonald. Who gave an excellent speech and delighted many of our Vietnamese attendees, by speaking in Vietnamese, in part of her speech.
The Service was very well attended by our members and many other members of various organisations.
We look forward to holding our next Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Day Service on Sunday 18 August 2024.
Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Day 2021
Commemorative Service
The Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Service due to be held on Sunday 15 August 2021 at the Springwood Cenotaph had to be cancelled, due to COVID-19 restrictions and lockdown at that time.
The Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Service due to be held on Sunday 15 August 2021 at the Springwood Cenotaph had to be cancelled, due to COVID-19 restrictions and lockdown at that time.
Below is a link to the address given by
His Excellency General,
The Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd)
Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia on Memorial Day 2021:
Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Day 2020
Commemorative Service
The Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Day Commemorative Service was held on Tuesday 18th August 2020, in Springwood.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions it was attended by a very small group.
We thank Luke McKay, Chris McKay’s son, for producing this video of the event.
Please click on the image below to play the video.
