The tiger man of Vietnam
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In 1963, 28-year-old Australian Captain Barry Petersen was sent to Vietnam as part of the 30-man Australian Training Team, two years before the first official Australian troops arrived. Seconded to the CIA, he was sent to the remote Central Highlands to build an anti-communist guerrilla force among the indigenous Montagnard people.
AustraliaVietnam War, 1961-1975Career in armed forcesAustralia. Army. Australian Army Training Team, VietnamParticipation, Montagnard (Vietnamese people)Australian ParticipationOfficersBiographyAustralia. Army. Royal Australian Regiment. Battalion, 2nd. Company, CAustralia. Australian Army. Australian Army Training Team, VietnamAustralia. Australian Army. Royal Australian Regiment. Battalion, 2nd. Company, C.Australia. Australian Army Training Team, Vietnam