<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Australian involvement in the Vietnam War </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Part of the Vietnam War </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Australian soldiers from 7 RAR waiting to be picked up by US Army helicopters following a cordon and search operation near Phuoc Hai on 26 August 1967 . This image is etched on the Vietnam Forces National Memorial, Canberra . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Republic of Vietnam </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Objective </Th> <Td> To support South Vietnam against Communist attacks </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 3 August 1962--2 December 1972 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Executed by </Th> <Td> Approximately 61,000 military personnel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Casualties </Th> <Td> 521 killed, ~ 3,000 wounded </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Australian involvement in the Vietnam War </Th> </Tr>

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