The Australian Army Training Team Vietnam was a specialist unit of the Australian Army that operated during the Vietnam War. The unit was raised in 1962 and consisted of approximately 30 officers and warrant officers. The unit's task was to train units of the army of South Vietnam. As the war escalated, so the size of the unit increased to approximately 100, with an area of operations stretching from the far south to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) forming the border between North and South Vietnam. Over time, members of the team were involved in many combat situations, often commanding formations of Vietnamese soldiers. The Australian Army is Australias military land force. ... The Vietnam War was a war fought roughly from 1957 to 1975 after the North Vietnamese government secretly agreed to begin involvement in South Vietnam. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... National motto: ??? Official language Vietnamese Capital Saigon Last President Duong Van Minh Last Prime Minister Vu Van Mau Area  - Total  - % water 173,809km² N/A Population  - Total  - Density 19,370,000 (1973 est. ... Military meaning see: Korean Demilitarized Zone DMZ computer term The TLA is short for demilitarized zone, which is a subnetwork that sits between the trusted internal network or local area network and the outside world or public Internet. ... The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa), also known as North Vietnam, was founded by Ho Chi Minh and was recognized by China and the USSR in 1950. ...

Because of its small size, and widespread area of operations, it was rare for the entire unit to be in the same place at the same time; this usually only occurred on ANZAC Day - the only other occasion the whole unit paraded together was when it received the Meritorious Unit Commendation from the Commander of the US Forces in Vietnam in 1970. The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (popularly abbreviated as ANZAC) was originally an army corps of Australian and New Zealand troops who fought in World War I at Gallipoli, in the Middle East and on the Western Front. ... The Meritorious Unit Commendation is a mid-level unit award of the United States military which is awarded to any military command which displays exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service, heroic deeds, or valorous actions. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

The AATTV had the longest tour of duty of any Australian unit in Vietnam, serving from 1962-1972, a total of ten years, four months and sixteen days. The unit also had the distinction of being the last Australian unit to leave Vietnam. Over the course of its service, a total of 1000 men served with the unit, consisting of 990 Australians and 10 New Zealanders. Of these, a total of 33 men were killed and 122 wounded. Amongst other decorations awarded, the unit received 4 Victoria Crosses: Victoria Cross, Source: Veterans Affairs Canada The Victoria Cross (official post-nominal letters VC) is the highest award for valour that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces of any rank in any service and civilians under military command. ...

• WOII K.A. Wheatley
• Major P.J. Badcoe
• WOII R.S. Simpson
• WOII K. Payne