Long Tan remembrances mark 50 years since battle

It has been 50 years to the day since ANZAC soldiers fought in Australia's deadliest battle of the Vietnam War. Eighteen Australians and hundreds of Vietnamese soldiers died in the Battle of Long Tan in 1966. Half a century later, solemn ceremonies have been held in Canberra to mark the occasion and commemorate Vietnam Veterans Day. The ceremonies came as, overseas, last-minute negotiations between Australia and Vietnam led to veterans being granted limited access to the Long Tan memorial site.

Veterans of the Vietnam War at the Canberra remembrance (AAP)