BLUE LANYARD RED BANNER The Capture of a Vietcong Headquarters by 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment Operation CRIMP 8-14 January 1965 - By Lex McAulay
The Tunnel Rats in the Vietnam War were famous but such raids all began with Operation 'Crimp' in January 1966. By fortunes of the war, the Aussies landed almost on top of the tunnels and spent a week exploring and dragging out weapons and 100000 secret documents.