MEMORIES of the Vietnam War were laid bare in a small, but significant commemoration in Leeton this week.
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Leeton's veterans, their families and loved ones marked Vietnam Veterans Day on Tuesday afternoon at the town's memorial marking that very war at the Leeton Soldiers Club.
Veterans, including Ian Page who served in Vietnam, as well as Borneo, laid wreaths, as did Leeton RSL Sub-branch president Peter Williams.
Vietnam War veteran John Power led the short service, which also included a prayer for the Australian Defence Force, a small address, the sounding of the Last Post and Ode, followed by the Rouse and a minute's silence.
Sub-branch affiliate Patrick O'Callaghan raised the Australian flag.
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Vietnam Veterans Day remembers all those who served in the war, as well as those who gave their lives in the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
In a week where Leeton's cenotaph was vandalised by an unknown hoon, the occasion reminded everyone why the town's veterans and those before them are so important to all in the community.
