A memorial erected by Australian soldiers to mark the bloody battle of Long Tan during the Vietnam War has found a new home in Canberra.
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Diggers installed the Long Tan Cross in Southern Vietnam in 1969 to commemorate their comrades who fought and died.
The cross was returned to Australia during a secret operation in early 2017.
On Friday morning it will be unveiled as the latest exhibition on display at the Australian War Memorial.
The battle of Long Tan saw Australian and New Zealand soldiers fight a Viet Cong force that was 10 times their size, for over three hours in monsoonal rain.
Eighteen Australian soldiers died and 24 were wounded in the battle - considered to be the most costly single engagement for Australia in the Vietnam War.
The Vietnamese government donated the cross to Australia, and it will remain as a permanent exhibition at the War Memorial, in time for the 52nd anniversary of the battle on August 18.
Australian Associated Press
