Minister moves to recognise Vietnam vets
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Soldiers who fought in two of Australia's fiercest battles during the Vietnam War will likely receive recognition for gallantry half a century later.
Veterans affairs minister Darren Chester recommended the official recognition of veterans who will march in Canberra on Sunday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the battles for Fire Support Bases Coral and Balmoral.
"The battles of Fire Support Bases Coral and Balmoral have slipped off the radar, and that's unfortunate... (It was) some of the fiercest fighting of Australians involved in the Vietnam War," Mr Chester told the ABC.
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