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Military installations of the United States in Laos (5 P) Military installations of the United States in South Vietnam (3 C, 19 P) Military installations of the United States in Thailand (1 C, 4 P)
A scout platoon of M113s from the 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor enters the base, 9 August 1970. Tây Ninh Combat Base was established approximately 5 km west of the city of Tây Ninh and 12 km from the Vietnam-Cambodia border. [1] Tây Ninh served as the base for the 196th Light Infantry Brigade from April 1966 until August 1967. [2]
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Long Binh Post was a sprawling logistics facility and the largest U.S. Army base in Vietnam, with a peak of 60,000 personnel in 1969. [ 4 ] The Viet Cong attacked the Long Binh ammunition supply point on 4 February 1967 destroying at least 15,000 high explosive 155 mm artillery rounds. [ 5 ]
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The base received frequent artillery and mortar fire from the Vietcong and People's Army of Vietnam leading to it being nicknamed Kaboom. [ 5 ] On 1 February 1968 Bell UH-1C Iroquois #66-00686 collided with UH-1H #66-16061 while landing at night at Kà Tum resulting in 2 U.S. killed.
Native Americans serve in the military at higher rates than any other demographic group. Native Americans have proud tradition of serving in military. This Oneida Vietnam War veteran explains why.
The base was established in October 1966. The camp was located in the Dầu Tiếng District, 60 km northwest of Tan Son Nhut Air Base and 24 km east of Tây Ninh between the Saigon River and the Michelin Rubber Plantation. [1] The 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division comprising: 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry; 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry [2]