An-My Lê: On Contested Terrain
Vietnamese-American photographer, An-My Lê's work "On Contested Terrain" is on view at the Fort Worth Museum in the US through Aug 8
From NBC 5
New Berlin museum confronts fate of Germany's WWII refugees
An exhibition has opened in Berlin dedicated to the 14 million refugees who fled from Eastern Europe at the end of World War II.
From DW
Can you help restore Coopernook's War Memorial?
MidCoast Council is seeking community assistance to find the missing words on a plaque on Coopernook's War Memorial, as it begins restoration work.
From Manning River Times
Museum exhibits works by Polish artist confronting Holocaust
Warsaw’s Jewish history museum has opened an exhibition featuring the works of a renowned contemporary Polish artist that confront the pervasive presence of the Holocaust in Poland, where Germany carried out its destruction of Europe's Jews.
From ABC news
New Australian War Memorial sculpture to recognise trauma of war, veteran suicide
There is to be a new artwork for the grounds of the Australian War Memorial, a tribute to service personnel traumatised by their experience of war.
From Canberra Times
Commemorative Coin Minted to Mark 50th Anniversary of Battle of Long Khanh
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Long Khanh, one of Australia’s last battles during the Vietnam War, the Royal Australian Mint has released a new commemorative coin.
From Coin Week
The Vietnam Requiem (Australian War Memorial, The Flowers of War)
This monumental, unforgettable, deeply moving experience left the audience silent for a full minute before the roaring applause rang out.
From Limelight
Upgrades to three war memorials
Blue Mountains council recently finished repairing and restoring three local war memorials which had deteriorated because of wear and tear over time, and vandalism.
From Blue Mountains Gazette News
Launceston Vietnam veteran Ron Betts will be commemorated at the Australian War Memorial
They say nothing can inform your present and future as much as remembering the past, an act which Australians partake in regularly with the remembrance of the soldiers who sacrificed their lives.
From the Examiner
Forgotten Aboriginal Boer War veteran memorialised at Sydney grave
New research into the little-known participation of Indigenous Australians in the Boer War has prompted the official dedication of a memorial grave in Sydney to one Aboriginal veteran forgotten by history.
From the Guardian
A musical triumph over a contentious war
Army musician and sax player, Jaime Grech, joins classical saxophonist, Christina Leonard, in a musical triumph over one of our most contentious wars ever.
From Canberra city news
Fifty years on, Little Pattie hopes for a nuanced reflection on Vietnam
Australia’s withdrawal from the Vietnam War 50 years ago will be marked with two extraordinary concerts at Llewellyn Hall next month.
From Riot ACT
Photographic exhibition for the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Crete
The Australian Embassy in Greece proudly presents the photographic exhibition ‘Mates and Allies – A tribute to the bonds forged between Australians and Greeks during the Battle of Crete’ at Athens International Airport.
From Greek city times
Region’s war memorials to get funds for facelifts
War memorials in the region will get a facelift in the latest round of funding being made available as part of the NSW Government’s Community War Memorials Fund.
From about regional News
Medal recognises a veteran’s bravery decades on
43 years after the Battle of Coral-Balmoral, Vietnam veteran Tony Jensen received the “Medal for Gallantry” from Governor-General David Hurley.
From Canberra city news
An Object in Time - The Train Carriage
On November 11th 1918, after four years of fighting and 20 million deaths, the guns of World War I finally fell silent.
From the ABC
Local veterans to be honoured at the first Festival Of Bells
Friday 14 May will mark a new annual tradition in Bathurst, with a Last Post Ceremony taking place to commence the three-day Festival Of Bells.
From Western Advocate
New soldier statue installed at Taree War Memorial
A sad tale for Taree RSL Sub-branch finally has a happy ending. A new soldier statue was recently installed at the Taree War Memorial, more than one year after the original was desecrated by vandals. The replacement, created by Edsteins, was funded through a Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) grant and Club Taree donation.
From Manning River Times NEWS
WW2 soldier's spirit came home with the discovery of his dog tags
David Campbell Church was just 20 years old in 1944 when his fighter plan crashed in the Norwegian city of Bergen. Thanks to the kindness of two strangers halfway across the world, David's dog tags came home.
From the ABC
Remains of unknown soldier identified
The remains of an unknown soldier from the First World War has been identified following an investigation by Fallen Diggers Incorporated, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and the Army’s Unrecovered War Casualties division this week.
From Defence Connect
Avenues of Honour are the living memorials we’re in danger of forgetting
War memorials are a place of pride across the length and breadth of Australia, ranging from the grand to the humble. They are a central feature of many country towns. But this Anzac Day, as services begin to take place again, another form of commemoration is in danger of being forgotten.
From About Regional News
Alison Aitken returns to the Australian War Memorial every year on Anzac Day, to mourn her brother who died in World War II
Alison Aitken is considered royalty at the Australian War Memorial, but each Anzac Day she takes the time to sit alone with her memories.
From the ABC
Vietnam War vehicle collection brings veterans together while fundraising for charity
What started as a unique way to raise funds for a charity in Vietnam has turned into something just as significant for veterans in the NSW Southern Highlands.
From the ABC
It’s time for Australia to recognise all its Diggers this Anzac Day
Until 1967, First Nations people were not counted in the national population, which meant Indigenous Australians who fought in the Boer War, World War I, including at Gallipoli, and World War II were fighting for a country that did not acknowledge or recognise them.
From The West Australian