Vietnam soldier ignored official procedures to help mate shot in battle

By Tom McIlroy
Updated September 13 2017 - 4:04pm, first published 3:54pm
Ian Reid is a candidate for a Victoria Cross serving in Veitnam as a rifleman and medical officer, aiding a fellow soldier shielding them in the line of fire for 39 minutes. Photo: Dion Georgopoulos
Ian Reid is a candidate for a Victoria Cross serving in Veitnam as a rifleman and medical officer, aiding a fellow soldier shielding them in the line of fire for 39 minutes. Photo: Dion Georgopoulos
Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal hearing.
from left, Department of Defence witnesses, Colonel Griffith Thomas and Major Phil Rutherford.
Photo: Jamila Toderas
Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal hearing. from left, Department of Defence witnesses, Colonel Griffith Thomas and Major Phil Rutherford. Photo: Jamila Toderas
Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal hearing.
Tribunal members, Brigadier Mark Bornhold AM, Ms Naida Isenberg, and Mr David Ashley AM.
Photo: Jamila Toderas
Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal hearing. Tribunal members, Brigadier Mark Bornhold AM, Ms Naida Isenberg, and Mr David Ashley AM. Photo: Jamila Toderas

An Australian soldier fighting in the Vietnam War ignored standing procedures and exposed himself to enemy gunfire to save an injured friend, a Defence tribunal has heard.

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