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China Beach is an American war drama television series set at an evacuation hospital during the Vietnam War. The title refers to My Khe [ 1 ] beach in the city of Đà Nẵng, Vietnam , nicknamed "China Beach" in English by American and Australian soldiers during the Vietnam War.
The beach was referred to as China Beach, but technically was My Khe and marked the first time U.S. troops officially set foot in Vietnam when 3,500 soldiers disembarked there in 1965. [3] What started initially as a small lifeguard outpost, grew into a major surf club with soldiers bringing surfboards back from the states.
The beach was destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami in 1996; the beach and the surrounding village has been rebuilt. [133] [134] Marau Beach [134] Parai Beach. The beach contains a World War II Monument built by the Japanese government. [133] Warsa Beach [134] Hamadi Beach, Jayapura. The beach is the site of a US amphibious landing on April 22 ...
Beach sepak takraw competition at the 2016 Asian Beach Games was held in Danang, Vietnam from 25 September to 2 October 2016 at My Khe Beach, Danang, Vietnam. [ 1 ] Medalists
Sơn Tịnh (listen ⓘ) is a district of Quảng Ngãi province, in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam, situated to the northeast of the town of Quảng Ngãi.The hamlet of Mỹ Lai of the Sơn Mỹ village, Tinh Khe commune was the site of the massacre of non-combatants committed by United States Army troops in 1968, today documented in Son My Memorial Park in Son My's sub-hamlet of ...
China Beach is an American dramatic television series set at a military evacuation hospital during the Vietnam War. The title refers to the Western nickname for My Khe beach, located on the coast of Da Nang, Vietnam. The ABC TV drama aired for four seasons over three years, from 1988 to 1991.
China Beach is an American dramatic television series. China Beach may also refer to: China Beach (British Columbia), a beach on Vancouver Island, British Columbia; China Beach, San Francisco, a small cove in San Francisco; My Khe Beach, Da Nang, nicknamed China Beach by American soldiers; New Brighton State Beach or China Beach, a California cove
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