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Long Tan is deeply etched into ANZAC folklore. In the late afternoon of August 18, 1966, D Company, 6 RAR - despite being heavily outnumbered - fought off a large Viet Cong assault of regimental strength during a grueling three-hour battle.
The village of Long Phuoc had an extensive system of tunnels which linked the village to the jungle areas to its north east.
In the afternoon