War has followed Helen all her life. As a young girl, she wrote letters to her brothers overseas and she had feared losing her husband in the Vietnam war. That dreaded knock on the door was something she never wanted to hear.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2002725
Language
English
Subject categories
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Interviews
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia - Armed forces
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia. Royal Australian Air Force
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Soldiers
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Soldiers - Australia
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Veterans - Australia
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Australia
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War - Australia - History
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family - Australia
History → War - Australia - History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White and Colour
Holdings
DVCAM; Master
DVCAM; Sub-master
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy