Lyric discussion by Arianrhod 

Thats basically it. Its one of my Dad's favourite songs as well, always makes me think of him. Khe Sanh is a city in Vietnam. Vets are veterans. V-Day was the day WW2 ended in 1945, stands for Victory Day. Sydney is a city in Australia (unless you were hiding under a rock for two weeks in September 2000, you'd know this).

Cold Chisel are a great band, with an important place in Australian rock and roll history.

@Arianrhod "Sydney is a city in Australia (unless you were hiding under a rock for two weeks in September 2000, you'd know this)."

Let's say, hypothetically, I was under a rock, or that I'm just the typical American who doesn't keep up with world events (not all the time anyway), and I do know that Sydney is a city in Australia, but I don't understand the implication that for two weeks in September 2000 it wasn't.... could anybody help me out?

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