Articles by Gavin O'Brien (2 total)
13 March 2024
“Eyes on Gaza”: Response to the Vietnam Memorial Canberra desecration
The deplorable vandalism of our sacred space by individuals, who, most likely have never experienced war and its consequences, staggers the imagination, writes Gavin O’Brein after “Eyes on Gaza” was spray painted on the Vietnam war memorial, Canberra.
12 July 2021
A refection on our engagement in Afghanistan - echoes of Vietnam;
As Australian troops pull out of their twenty year engagement in Afghanistan, I find myself reflecting on the similarities of the outcome of this conflict and the war that I served in- Vietnam, half a century ago.