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Obviously all of us have thought about Vietnam, particularly in my generation in Australia that were part of conscription and fought there. Our friends came back, forever changed. So there were a lot of questions.

Phillip Noyce

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Phillip Noyce
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: April 29
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New South Wales
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