Wednesday, 5 June 2019


Members statements

Behind the Wire


Ms McLEISH

Members statements

Behind the Wire

 Ms McLEISH (Eildon) (09:34): I recently attended an exhibition focused on Vietnam veterans at the Healesville RSL. The Behind the Wire exhibition was different in that it exhibited images and stories of those who went to Vietnam but it covered a very broad range of people who went. Susan Gordon-Brown did a great job in bringing this exhibition to life. It showed the war from so many different aspects, depending on the roles of those who went. Their day-to-day roles were explored as their jobs and their experiences were put together in their own words. Susan spoke to them at length, interviewed them over a long period of time, and she talked to people such as cooks, dental assistants, truck drivers, tank drivers, forward scouts, riflemen, training team members, civilian nurses and more. So it was a very touching exhibition. There was a book that I was very happy to purchase, and the proceeds were going to the healing garden at the Healesville hospital.