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May 2, 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uioHtcNUff8&w=560&h=315] Steve Drummond has filmed the 2012 ANZAC Dawn Service at the Long Tan Cross. The video can be seen above. Additionally, we also have ANZAC Day photos of the following: ANZAC Day March, Melbourne, with many Veterans familiar […]
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May 2, 2012
Following the passing of Kev McMillan, Vietnam Veteran / Vung Tau Resident / co founder of the Vietnam Veterans and Friends Charity / Swannies’ supporter, we republish below his article that appeared in the Official Magazine of the 2012 ANZAC […]
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May 1, 2012
The Vietnam Swans are very saddened to learn of the passing of Kev McMillan this afternoon after losing his stoic struggle against cancer back in Australia. Thankfully, we managed to rename the post ANZAC Friendship Match Dinner the McMillan Dinner, […]
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May 1, 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhishxYrpkU&w=560&h=315] Steve Drummond has made a “Get Well!” video for Kev McMillan. This year, the Dinner after the ANZAC Friendship Match has been renamed the McMillan Dinner in honour of Kev.
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April 30, 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNEB_XQY78Y&w=560&h=315] The China Reds travelled to Vung Tau to play in the 3rd ANZAC Friendship Match on 21 April 2012. The video above, filmed and produced by Steve Drummond, captures the short speeches from the China Reds and […]
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April 30, 2012
Mark Stennett Photography was the Official Photographer for the 2012 ANZAC Friendship Match. He has just provided us with an additional 300 incredible new photos of the match! To view all the photos, click onto the Swannies’ On line Picasaweb […]
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April 30, 2012
Last week’s ANZAC Issue of the AFL’s Footy Record included an article by Michael Lovett titled, Fond memories of Vietnam’s Lord Mayor’s Oval. The article looks at the Vietnam Football League which was played during the conflict. Below is an […]
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April 29, 2012
Stan Middleton was a “Nasho” who served in Vietnam – and played in the Vietnam Football League (VFL) for 2 Composite Ordnance team in the second half of 1967 and in the 2AOD team in the first half of 1968. […]
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April 28, 2012
Rod Campbell was travelling through Vietnam back in 2008 when he met up with the Swannies in both Hanoi and Saigon. Tomorrow, Rod will be coaching ACES (the Australian Combined Emergency Services team) in the 9th ANZAC Day Challenge. The […]
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April 27, 2012
UPDATE: 29 April 2012. New match photos have been added. Click here. Ross McRae has prepared the Match Report for the 3rd ANZAC Friendship Match. Further, the first instalment of photos from Mark Stennett Photography of Drift Photo Tours have […]
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April 26, 2012
Yesterday the ANZAC Day Dawn Service was held at the Long Tan Cross with a number of Swannies in attendance. Cracking the minute’s silence with dramatic effect was a clap of thunder. National Club President, Phil Johns and Tim Clements […]
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April 25, 2012
David ‘Flyer’ Kainey originally from Jakarta Bintangs, Robert Spur (one of Asia’s greatest footballers) bestowed on him the nick name of the ‘Bogor Flyer’, likening the trip from Bogor to Jakarta with the trip from Geelong to Melbourne (ala Bobbie […]
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April 25, 2012
Mick Francis launched Friday night footy in Vietnam at Pepperoni’s in Hanoi. He played at full forward in the Swans inaugural tour in Malaysia, memories of those days are a little sketchy but he may have even kicked a goal. […]
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April 25, 2012
First training session was at the Army dirt oval in Hanoi but I can only remember half of that as I was stretchered off due to lack of oxygen. Played in the inaugural game and believe the only touch I […]
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April 24, 2012
Adam McDonald umpired 200 AFL games, including two ANZAC Day clashes between Collingwood and Essendon as a boundary umpire. Last Saturday, we were lucky enough to have him as our field umpire for the 2012 ANZAC Friendship Match at the […]
