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Quản Lợi Base Camp (also known as LZ Andy or Rocket City) is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base east of An Lộc, Binh Phuoc Province, in southern Vietnam. History [ edit ]
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, commonly called the Vietnam Memorial, is a U.S. national memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring service members of the U.S. armed forces who served in the Vietnam War. The two-acre (8,100 m 2 ) site is dominated by two black granite walls engraved with the names of those service members who died or remain missing ...
The base was established in 1966 by the 1st Cavalry Division on Highway 1, approximately 8 km north of Phu My in Bình Định Province to support Operation Thayer. [1] [2] The base served as the base camp of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division.
LZ Dog was originally established by the 1st Cavalry Division in late January 1966 as part of Operation Irving. [1] The base served as headquarters (together with Camp Radcliff) for the 1st Cavalry Division from July 1967 to January 1968. [2] English was the base for the 173rd Airborne Brigade from May 1968 to August 1971. [2]: 158
Vietnam Memorial, Austin, Texas; Vietnam Veterans Memorial, in Washington, D.C. Vietnam Women's Memorial, adjacent; Vietnam Memorial of Los Angeles County, Grand Park, Los Angeles, CA. Vietnam Veterans Memorial (The Wall-USA), an online memorial; Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza, Phoenix, Arizona [4]
Landing Zones during the U.S.-involvement in the Vietnam War include: Landing Zone Albany, Central Highlands; involved in the Battle of Ia Drang; Landing Zone Baldy, Quảng Nam Province; Landing Zone Brace, Central Highlands; Landing Zone Brillo Pad, Central Highlands
The Battle of Ia Drang (Vietnamese: Trận Ia Đrăng, [iə̯ ɗrăŋ]; in English / ˈ iː ə d r æ ŋ /) was the first major battle between the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), as part of the Pleiku campaign conducted early in the Vietnam War, at the eastern foot of the Chu Pong Massif in the central highlands of Vietnam, in 1965.
At 15:40 B Company was successfully inserted to their LZ on the north east side of the hill after strikes from artillery and gunships. At 16:00 D Company made an attempt to reach A Company’s position to the north, but came into contact with a PAVN force while moving along a trail.