'Senior citizens' of the veterans community should take care of their younger comrades, says Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove

By David Wroe
Updated August 19 2016 - 9:08am, first published August 18 2016 - 6:36pm
Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull attended the national ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan in Canberra on Thursday. Photo: Andrew Meares
Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull attended the national ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan in Canberra on Thursday. Photo: Andrew Meares

Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove issued a plea on Thursday for Vietnam veterans to ensure that future servicemen and women are not treated as shabbily as they were when they returned from service.

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