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Meet author of The War Within Don Tate at Orange or Cowra

Meet Don Tate, author of The War Within  regarded as one of the most extraordinary memoirs ever published in Australia. You will also see colour film of his infantry experiences in Vietnam during 1969 now valued at $100,000.

Don was permanently disabled when his platoon was ambushed by a Viet Cong company entrenched in bunkers in July 1969. He subsequently spent more than two years in military and repatriation hospitals. Don recounts his remarkable life story in The War Within.

He has appeared on: RPA, A Current Affair, Today, Susie and the 7.30 Report. Meet Don at:

Orange City Library, Byng Street, Orange
on Wednesday 3 June
12 noon  1.30pm, please RSVP by calling 6393 8132
or

Cowra Visitor Information Centre
Olympic Park, Mid Western Highway, Cowra
on Wednesday 3 June
5.30pm  7pm, please RSVP by calling 6342 4333.

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