Trevor Herbert Back home and welc...
Trevor Herbert Back home and welcome

Our Wartime Heroes: firsthand stories from men and women who... by Sharon Kennedy, Jeffrey Peirce, Bunbury Oral History Group

Episode notes

One minute in Vietnam, the next back home. Trevor had difficulty adjusting to civilian life. Joining the Returned Soldiers League helped. Then came the Welcome Home March when Australia finally thanked its Vietnam veterans.

Tears, beers and reunions, Trevor said.

Frankie who kicked the mine is the inspiration for the Redgum's song, A Walk in the Light Green, also known as I Was Only 19.

Narration Sharon Kennedy. Original interview, Bunbury Oral History Group

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