43-1.  104 Sig Sqn area overlooking Kangaroo Pad, Nui Dat.  Photo supplied by Richard 'Rick' Dixon [1968]

43-2.  Rick Dixon arriving over Vietnnam in a Qantas 707.  Photo supplied by Richard 'Rick' Dixon [25 March 1968]

43-3.  Emu Sir!  1ALSG area telephone switchboard (TC-10).  Own and operated by 110 Sig Sqn.  L-R ? and ?  Photo supplied by Richard 'Rick' Dixon [1968]

43-4.   US Army Cessna O-1 Bird Dog.  Photo supplied by Richard 'Rick' Dixon [1968]

43-5. Logan Hill flag pole, 110 Sig Sqn area, 1ALSG, Vung Tau.  Note:  VC Hill in background.  Photo supplied by Richard 'Rick' Dixon [1968]

43-6.  110 Sig Sqn area, 1ALSG, Vung Tau.  Photo supplied by Richard 'Rick' Dixon [1968]

43-7.  Vung Tau Street.  Photo supplied by Richard 'Rick' Dixon [1968]

43-8.  Harold Holt Memorial Pool, 1ALSG,  Back Beach, Vung Tau. .  Photo supplied by Richard 'Rick' Dixon [1968]

43-9.Looking across Vung Tau from 110 Sig Sqn area at 1ALSG to VC Hill.   Photo supplied by Richard 'Rick' Dixon [1968]

43-10.  Harold Holt Memorial Pool, next to the Peter Badcoe Club, a rest and recreation centre at the 1st Australian Logistic Support Group (1ALSG).  Photo supplied by Richard 'Rick' Dixon [1968]

43-11.  Small concert in the Sandbaggers Inn.  110 Sig Sqn OR's Booser, 1ALSG, Vung Tau.  Photo supplied by Richard 'Rick' Dixon [1968]

43-12.  Unknown.  Photo supplied by Richard 'Rick' Dixon [1968]

43-13.  Front Beach, Vung Tau.  Photo supplied by Richard 'Rick' Dixon [1968]

43-14. Richard Dixon.  Photo supplied by Richard 'Rick' Dixon [1968]

43-15.  Concert at the US Military Rest and Convalescence Centre (R & C), Back Beach, Vung Tau   Photo supplied by Richard 'Rick' Dixon [1968]

43-16.  Telephone Central Office TC-10.  Emu Sir!  L-R ?, ? and ?.   Photo supplied by Richard 'Rick' Dixon [1968]

Note:  The TC-10 Switchboard was first used in WW2 and refurbished for use in Vietnam.

43-17.  Vung Tau Air Base.  Photo supplied by Richard 'Rick' Dixon [1968]

Remarks:   Vung Tau Air Base (also known as Cap St Jacques Airfield and Vung Tau Army Airfield) (1955–1975) was a Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) facility.

43-18.  Street of bars in Vung  Tau.  Photo supplied by Richard 'Rick' Dixon [1968]

Remarks:  During the Vietnam War,  Vung Tau became a hub for American and Australian and servicemen, offering a varirty of bars and recreational activities.
The city's bars were not only places to unwind but also venues for socializing and enjoying the local culture.

43-19.  Horald Holt Memorial Pool, at the Badcoe Club at 1ALSG, Back Beach, Vung Tau.   Photo supplied by Richard 'Rick' Dixon [1968]

Remarks:  The Badcoe Club was located right on the beach inside the 1ALSG.  It has a swimming pool and if you time it right you may be entertained by a visiting concert group. Named after Maj Peter Babcoe who was posthumous awarded the VC.

43-20.  Vung Tau Air Base with VC Hill in the background.  Photo supplied by Richard 'Rick' Dixon [1968]

Note: The Vung Tau Air Base was used by the US Military during the Vietnam War, stationing Army, Air Force and Navy units there. It was also the main base supporting Australian air operations in the war with RAAF units and some Army.