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6th RAR erected a concrete cross to commemorate those that died. This was removed by the government of Vietnam following the Communist victory in 1975, but has now been replaced by a larger monument of similar design. The original, discovered by Terry Burstall in his trip, is now on display at Dong Nai province museum in Bien Hoa.

6th RAR erected a concrete cross to commemorate those that died. This was removed by the government of Vietnam following the Communist victory in 1975, but has now been replaced by a larger monument of similar design. The original, discovered by Terry Burstall in his trip, is now on display at Dong Nai province museum in Bien Hoa.

In more recent times former officers from D Company have visited Vietnam and met former adversaries.  

In more recent times former officers from Delta Company have visited Vietnam and met former adversaries.  

In 1996, on the 30th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan, [[The Sydney Morning Herald]] printed a special commemorative issue to do with the Battle of Long Tan and revealed to the Australian public for the very first time the Vietnamese version of events of VC soldiers involved and killed in the 275th Regiment:{{cquote|[The] senior Vietnamese officers made the startling claim that only 700 of their men had taken part in the battle — half the most conservative Australian estimate — and that only 30 had been killed.<ref>Mark Baker, ''Stilling The Ghosts Of Long Ta''n, Sydney Morning Herald, August 16, 1996</ref>}}

In 1996, on the 30th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan, [[The Sydney Morning Herald]] printed a special commemorative issue to do with the Battle of Long Tan and revealed to the Australian public for the very first time the Vietnamese version of events of VC soldiers involved and killed in the 275th Regiment:{{cquote|[The] senior Vietnamese officers made the startling claim that only 700 of their men had taken part in the battle — half the most conservative Australian estimate — and that only 30 had been killed.<ref>Mark Baker, ''Stilling The Ghosts Of Long Ta''n, Sydney Morning Herald, August 16, 1996</ref>}}

In 2015, Harry Smith pointed out that some had come to compare the Australian stand at Long Tan with the [[Battle of Rorke's Drift]], when 170 British soldiers held off 3,000 Zulus.<ref>[http://www.theherald.com.au/story/4086943/long-tan-pride/ Australian Vietnam vets have come a long way since the Battle of Long Tan 50 years ago</ref>

In 2015, Harry Smith pointed out that some had come to compare the Australian stand at Long Tan with the [[Battle of Rorke's Drift]], when 170 British soldiers held off 3,000 Zulus.<ref>[http://www.theherald.com.au/story/4086943/long-tan-pride/ Australian Vietnam vets have come a long way since the Battle of Long Tan 50 years ago</ref>

On 17 August 2016, the Australian government was informed that Vietnam would not allow about 1,000 veterans from Australia and New Zealand to visit Long Tan for the 50th Anniversary of the battle. A personal appeal by Prime Minister [[Malcolm Turnbull]] of Australia to his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, led Vietnam to reverse its earlier decision. The next day, Vietnam allowed supervised groups of 100 people to visit the Long Tan battle.

On 17 August 2016, the Australian government was informed that Vietnam would not allow about 1,000 veterans from Australia and New Zealand to visit Long Tan for the 50th Anniversary of the battle. A personal appeal by Prime Minister [[Malcolm Turnbull]] of Australia to his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, led Vietnam to reverse its earlier decision. The next day, Vietnam allowed supervised groups of 100 people to visit the Long Tan battle site.

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