Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Bob, you need an "L" in the subject line. And, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Crimes Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 If you haven't seen it The Odd Angry Shot is another Aussie movie on Vietnam worth a watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 I dare say 9 out of 10 Americans have no idea the troops from down under fought in Vietnam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 I think I saw it mentioned in Stars & Stripes. ROK Too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantankerous Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 14 hours ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: I dare say 9 out of 10 Americans have no idea the troops from down under fought in Vietnam. I'd say 9 out of 10 millennial's don't know we went to war in Vietnam. History is rapidly becoming… history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Rich Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 We had a lot of ROK in Chu Lai. 1967. kR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Crimes Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 It opens on 04 Aug here in Aust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted July 29, 2019 Author Share Posted July 29, 2019 On 4/29/2019 at 2:20 PM, Subdeacon Joe said: Bob, you need an "L" in the subject line. And, thanks. Yup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted July 29, 2019 Author Share Posted July 29, 2019 On 4/30/2019 at 9:09 AM, Dantankerous said: I'd say 9 out of 10 millennial's don't know we went to war in Vietnam. History is rapidly becoming… history. I think they do. But they don’t know when, why, or where it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tall Tale Todd Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Is that on Prime or Netflix? Where can a cowboy enjoy this film? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted July 30, 2019 Author Share Posted July 30, 2019 5 minutes ago, Tall Tale Todd said: Is that on Prime or Netflix? Where can a cowboy enjoy this film? Looks like it’s not available yet. You may have to fly to Oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 On 4/29/2019 at 6:17 PM, Utah Bob #35998 said: I dare say 9 out of 10 Americans have no idea the troops from down under fought in Vietnam. Me and my bunkmate were adopted by a Aussie Canberra bomber crew from Phan Rang or Phan Thiet (never could get them straight. Great guys and the whole base was good to us except one old Warrant Officer who said every time Australia got a good war going the Yanks came along and screwed it up so the Aussies couldn't get any credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Crimes Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 4 hours ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: Looks like it’s not available yet. You may have to fly to Oz. I will keep an eye on NETFLIX, STAN and the other usual suspects here and let you know if it turns up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tall Tale Todd Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Major Crimes said: I will keep an eye on NETFLIX, STAN and the other usual suspects here and let you know if it turns up I would be grateful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantankerous Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Slightly off topic but... A friend who was and is active Army reserve and has spent time in Iraq in combat with troops from other countries told me the Aussies he has met are crazy. Crazy dangerous amazing fighting men. They kill everything. And they do it well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel-eye Steve SASS #40674 Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 11 hours ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: Looks like it’s not available yet. You may have to fly to Oz. Looks like US release is November 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted July 30, 2019 Author Share Posted July 30, 2019 8 hours ago, Dantankerous said: Slightly off topic but... A friend who was and is active Army reserve and has spent time in Iraq in combat with troops from other countries told me the Aussies he has met are crazy. Crazy dangerous amazing fighting men. They kill everything. And they do it well. Based on the ones I saw in Vietnam I would call them enthusiastically aggressive. The pilots were definitely crazy though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 On 7/30/2019 at 6:39 PM, Utah Bob #35998 said: Based on the ones I saw in Vietnam I would call them enthusiastically aggressive. The pilots were definitely crazy though. The Australian military earned four Victoria Crosses in that war: Two of which were posthumous: Warrant Officer II Kevin Wheatley and Major Peter Badcoe. Two others survived to be presented with the decoration: Warrant Officer II Rayene Simpson and Keith Payne. W.O. Simpson was also a winner of the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) while W.O. Payne is a member of the Order of Australia (OAM) There have been VC awards to others for their actions in the Sandbox as well. Good soldiers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 On 7/30/2019 at 11:11 AM, Steel-eye Steve SASS #40674 said: Looks like US release is November 8. Probably need the time to get it dubbed into American. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Crimes Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Here is a review. Apologies for the comment on American Movies https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/war-film-offers-glimpse-into-the-real-horrors-of-long-tan-20190807-p52esw.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 18 minutes ago, Major Crimes said: Here is a review. Apologies for the comment on American Movies https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/war-film-offers-glimpse-into-the-real-horrors-of-long-tan-20190807-p52esw.html No apologies necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrus Cassidy #45437 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 The American in Saigon had drill sergeant brass on his patrol cap. *rolls eyes* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 30 minutes ago, Cyrus Cassidy #45437 said: The American in Saigon had drill sergeant brass on his patrol cap. *rolls eyes* Wasn’t that just enlisted cap brass, inappropriately on a baseball cap? Do they still use it? Nothing special for DIs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 6 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Wasn’t that just enlisted cap brass, inappropriately on a baseball cap? Do they still use it? Nothing special for DIs? Used on ASU service cap and Drill Sgt campaign hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Yeah, wore it about twice a month on my class As. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Crimes Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Here is a review from the Coy Comd. I had to cut and paste it from the Army Newspaper. The man at the centre of the Battle of Long Tan believes the battle scenes in Danger Close are excellent. Former OC D Coy, 6RAR, Lt-Col Harry Smith had tears in his eyes seeing his soldiers shot and killed in graphic scenes as they gallantly fought off overwhelming odds, with the enemy launching successive suicidal attacks on them. “I am proud of my men and those who supported us, and to see the battle portrayed on the big screen, albeit after 53 years, is indeed wonderful,” he said. “The movie demonstrates the courage, gallantry, mateship and determination of my company in fighting off odds in the order of 20 to one.” Lt-Col Smith was pleased how Echuca-born actor Travis Fimmel portrayed him in the movie. “Travis plays the part well, despite not wearing a hat in many scenes and using his pistol when he ran out of ammo with his Armalite, which did not happen,” he said. “I did not fire a pistol, and I was the only company commander in 6RAR to carry an Armalite rifle, and use it.” Lt-Col Smith encouraged Australians to see the film. “The Australian public should go to see the movie as it demonstrates what all our battalion soldiers went through during the long war,” he said. “Many back in Australia were not aware there was a war going on, let alone understand the nature of the combat. “I had 68 first intake national servicemen in my company of 105, with no previous combat experience, but determined to show they could perform as well as Regular Army soldiers in war. “The four-hour battle was brief, but was the most savage combat action of the war – I lost 17 men. The enemy lost hundreds.” Lt-Col Smith said there were things which could have been done better in the film. “The APCs racing to the rescue, which did not happen because the enemy had withdrawn by the time they arrived 300m south of our defensive position, defeated by the magnificent 3500 rounds of artillery support and 10,300 rounds fired by my machine gunners and riflemen,” he said. “Similarly, the colourful flaming napalm drop by three Phantoms was in pouring rain and low cloud and was dropped on the enemy’s rear areas. “The way in which Lt-Col Townsend [CO 6RAR] was portrayed with full-colonel badges and a heavy build, despite being called ‘Mousy’, could have been better.” Despite this, Lt-Col Smith believed the public would appreciate the movie about the iconic battle of Long Tan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 On 4/30/2019 at 9:09 AM, Dantankerous said: I'd say 9 out of 10 millennial's don't know we went to war in Vietnam. History is rapidly becoming… history. You are probably correct, sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel-eye Steve SASS #40674 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Danger Close is now available via Amazon Prime video, my wife and I both enjoyed it. I also understand that there was a limited theater opening on November 8th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Danger Close is available on DirecTV pay per view tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Thx for the update. Got it cued up on Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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