August 30, 2009

Closing a Dark Chapter

Today marks the closure of Australia's involvement in that much tragic Vietnam War.

Her last two servicemen missing in action from the Vietnam war have begun their final journey home.

Family members and former comrades farwelled Flying Officer Michael Herbert and Pilot Officer Robert Carver today in Hanoi, Vietnam, and are escorting their remains back to Australia aboard an RAAF plane.

They're due to arrive at the RAAF Richmond Base in Sydney's northwest tomorrow morning at 10.30 (AEST).

The remains of Officers Herbert and Carver were found near Vietnam's border with Laos last month. They had been missing in action since the 1970s after their plane crashed.