Long Tan Day (historical name; now Vietnam Veterans’ Day)
Australian Government Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Date and recurrence
18 August
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Australian remembrance observance; “Long Tan Day” is the historical name now officially observed as Vietnam Veterans’ Day. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Long Tan Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Sources
- Australian Department of Veterans’ Affairs — Battle of Long Tan commemorationNational Veterans Authority
Frequently asked questions
When is Long Tan Day (historical name; now Vietnam Veterans’ Day)?
18 August The stored recurrence guidance is: 18 August.
Does Long Tan Day (historical name; now Vietnam Veterans’ Day) fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is Long Tan Day (historical name; now Vietnam Veterans’ Day) an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Australian remembrance observance; “Long Tan Day” is the historical name now officially observed as Vietnam Veterans’ Day. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Long Tan Day (historical name; now Vietnam Veterans’ Day)?
The stored designation basis is: Australian Government Department of Veterans’ Affairs. Supporting provenance includes Australian Department of Veterans’ Affairs — Battle of Long Tan commemoration. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Long Tan Day (historical name; now Vietnam Veterans’ Day) international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Australian remembrance observance; “Long Tan Day” is the historical name now officially observed as Vietnam Veterans’ Day. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-06.
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