Vietnam Vet Honored with Medal for Gallantry

0:00An 86-year-old Vietnam vet from the Gold Coast named Gary Chad just received the medal for gallantry, Australia's third highest military, honor, given out to only 70 other defense force members since it started in 1991. Back on July 29, 1971, Sergeant Chad was with the fourth battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment in Vietnam's Long Con, province when his platoon hit a massive enemy bunker set up under heavy fire. He pushed to the front, lob grenades that took out most of the threat, got wounded himself, but kept firing with deadly precision to cover his. Mates withdrawal. They only had light casualties, and he was the last one out. At a ceremony today in Corumban, Queensland, Governor Jeanette Young handed him the medal, praising how his courage embodied the Army's core values. Like service and integrity, straight from the toughest moments, Chad himself credited the unbreakable spirit of mateship for getting him through, while the local RSL president

1:00called it a long overdue upgrade from. His original mention in dispatches, honoring all those Vietnam warriors who mean so much to their community, this kind of legacy keeps shining on. You've been listening to Sydney News today, AI-powered local news.