Kapyong Day!

[Bruce_in_Oz]

And a "Happy Kapyong Day" to one and all.

Kapyong - Australian Army

Just to get folks warmed up for the Centenary of ANZAC Day; rum and milk optional, milk especially so.....as for the rum? You haven't lived 'til you have washed down bacon and eggs with a decent belt of neat, overproof, Bundaberg Rum before the sun comes up! (This practice is known locally as a "Gunfire Breakfast")

For those wanting more, (anniversaries, not rum), the following day (26th) marks:

50th of the "start" of Viet Nam war,

150th of the US Civil War Battle of Selma.

Any more out there?

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[jmoore]

Informative! Surprised I hadn't heard of this holding action before. Prolly 'cuz the US wasn't "saving the world" alongside.

[WarPig1976]

I wanna try a "Gunfire Breakfast". All we have around here is Oatmeal everyday.....

[Son]

There was a service for Kapyong Day at the SOI today. All Staff from3 attending in the commemorative garden in front of the school.

[browningautorifle]

Prolly 'cuz the US wasn't "saving the world" alongside.

The US WAS involved, the 2 PPCLI, 3 RAR and A Company, 72nd Heavy Tank Battalion were all subsequently awarded the US Presidential Unit Citation for their actions during the Battle of Kapyong. There were other sub units involved from the US. My early days in the PPCLI had me knowing men that had been there and my trip to 8/9 RAR had me meet a man that had been there with the RAR...

I know this is Wiki, but the gist of the story is correct. Battle of Kapyong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[bob4wd]

Informative! Surprised I hadn't heard of this holding action before. Prolly 'cuz the US wasn't "saving the world" alongside.

Maybe I misread this, but why the dig against the US?

[browningautorifle]

why the dig

It wouldn't be a dig, he's a US citizen.

[A square 10]

i always enjoy learning more of the history im deficient in , this is an era im only knowledgeable in as it related to my limited research of various rifles ive owned over the years ,

50th of VN - who knew , time passes so quickly , i think im beginning to understand my WWII fathers later years in a new light ,

[Peter Laidler]

I don't think that Kapyong day featured in the UK anniversary celebrations for the UK Military. Mind you our contributory Regiment, the Middlesex Regt doesn't exist any more. Thinking about it......, neither does the actual County of Middlesex exist any more except in the 50's history books

[muffett.2008]

Peter, this was a very interesting action, enemy numbers were so great, Ozzie snipers were using their HT's in a rapid fire mode, real footage exists of this action and was recently aired in a documentary series called "Following in their Footsteps"