ANZAC Day will have a special meaning for Vietnam War veterans when two murals honouring those who served are launched at the Gunnedah Water Tower Museum on Anzac Day.
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Silo artist Jenny McCracken has been engaged to paint the murals and has used an image from the war etched in granite on the Vietnam War Memorial in Canberra as her inspiration. This features the iconic Huey helicopters and group of soldiers waiting on the ground.
The second mural facing north all create a quiet place of reflection with soldiers standing at attention beside the Long Tan Cross.
The unveiling ceremony at 3pm will include the presentation of a mounted set of Vietnam War Medals awarded to former local man, the late Phil Barwick, who was a long-term casualty of the war after enduring critical injuries in a mortar attack on his tank.
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The event will be held outdoors at the museum on South Street and everyone is invited to attend and honour Australia's veterans of the "not talked about war". Those attending are asked to bring a chair.
