Changes

In 2006, an Australian claiming to be a former army officer was said to have met a Chinese general in Shanghai, who reportedly provided an account of the battle that put the number of Vietnamese dead at 1,632.<ref>[http://www.bluemountainsgazette.com.au/story/3866695/fifty-years-after-the-battle-of-long-tan-the-truth-is-still-elusive/?cs=5 Fifty years after the Battle of Long Tan, the truth is still elusive]</ref>

In 2006, an Australian claiming to be a former army officer was said to have met a Chinese general in Shanghai, who reportedly provided an account of the battle that put the number of Vietnamese dead at 1,632.<ref>[http://www.bluemountainsgazette.com.au/story/3866695/fifty-years-after-the-battle-of-long-tan-the-truth-is-still-elusive/?cs=5 Fifty years after the Battle of Long Tan, the truth is still elusive]</ref>

The Australians have inflated the Vietnamese body count for decades and it remains a sensitive issue in Vietnam. Australians are currently banned from wearing medals or uniforms, or carrying flags at Long Tan on Anzac Day.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/18/world/australia/vietnam-long-tan-battle.html?mcubz=3 Vietnam Changes Course and Will Allow Veterans’ Ceremony at Long Tan]</ref>

The Australians have inflated the Vietnamese body count for decades and it remains a sensitive issue in Vietnam. Australians are currently banned from wearing medals or uniforms, or carrying flags at Long Tan on Anzac Day and ''Vietnam Veterans Day''.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/18/world/australia/vietnam-long-tan-battle.html?mcubz=3 Vietnam Changes Course and Will Allow Veterans’ Ceremony at Long Tan]</ref>

==Controversies and conclusions==

==Controversies and conclusions==