When Maurice Benson was posted in Vietnam as a medic, he had no idea how much he was following in his father’s footsteps.
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Previously on display
22 April 2019
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2002417
Language
English
Audience classification
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia - Armed forces
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Military life
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Veterans
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Veterans - Australia
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Australia
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Psychological aspects
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medical assistance - Developing countries
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medical care - Developing countries
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medicine
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medicine, Rural
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Memory
History → Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White and Colour
Holdings
DVCAM; Master
MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
DVCAM; Sub-master
DVD [PAL]; Access Print (Section 1)
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy