Plaques to acknowledge the repatriation to Australia of the remains of Lance Corporal Richard Parker and Private Peter Gillson will be unveiled at the Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial during Saturday's
Vietnam Veterans' Day commemorative ceremony in Canberra. The six Australians 'Missing in Action' in Vietnam were commemorated by plaques bearing their names on three stone seats surrounding the Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial in Canberra. On Vietnam Veterans Day 2007, the recovery of the remains of Lance Corporal Parker and Private Gillson and their return to Australia and burial will be marked by two plaques on the seat that bears their names.

"Four decades after their deaths, the remains of Lance Corporal Parker and Private Gillson were found in the jungle of Dong Nai province in June this year. The unveiling of the two plaques at the Anzac Parade Memorial brings their journey home to completion," Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Bruce Billson, said. Mr Billson said that he had invited members of the two families to Canberra for the ceremony. "I thank the National Capital Authority for the installation of the plaques at the Memorial, in consultation with ex-service representatives and the Memorial's architect Peter Tonkin of Tonkin Zulaikha Harford."

The plaques record the date on which the remains of the two soldiers were discovered, when they were returned to Australia and their final resting places. The original plaques will remain on the seat. "The Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial is a powerful symbol of the service, and sacrifice of Australia's Vietnam veterans and it is fitting that these soldiers' final journey home is commemorated here," Mr Billson said.