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The powerful true story behind the classic Aussie song I Was Only Nineteen.
29/04/2015
The story of Frank ‘Frankie’ Hunt and the other soldiers of 3 Platoon, A Company, 6 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment became the inspiration for Redgum’s 1983 hit song I Was Only Nineteen – the anthem for the veterans of the Vietnam War.
Gary Adshead spoke to author Steve Strevens about his new book The Jungle Dark which tells the story.