Heard, Barry

Barry Heard was conscripted in Australia's first national service ballot' and served in Vietnam as an infantryman and radio operator. After completing his national service he returned home' where he found himself unable to settle down. He had ten different jobs in his first ten years back' worked as a teacher for a further ten years' and then held several mid - managerial posts before succumbing to a devastating breakdown due to severe post - traumatic stress disorder. Since recovering' Barry Heard has decided to concentrate on his writing. His first book' Well Done' Those Men' dealt mainly with his Vietnam War - related experiences. He lives with his family in rural Victoria.;