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AUSSIE TROOPS STORM ASHORE IN VIET NAM
April 29th, 1965

Australia has sent troops to aid South Vietnam in their struggle against the continued invasion of their territory by Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops. The Australian government has pledged to aid the U.S. in their attempt to stop Communist aggression in South East Asia.