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[2]: 209 It was decided that a bridge would be built to shorten the route. From April to September 1967 Seabees of Mobile Construction Battalion 4 built a 2,040 feet (620 m) "Liberty bridge" (Tự Do bridge, now the Giao Thủy bridge) over the Thu Bồn river. [3] The airfield was capable of handling C-7, C-123 and C-130 aircraft. [1]
The second Vietnam deployment was to Da Nang in March 1967. The battalion worked at the Da Nang Air Base and Con Thien. MCB 4 sent a small detachment to Hill 158 at Con Thien to build a base for Special Forces det A-110. [9] The detail's actions on 8 May 1967 received a letter of Appreciation from Captain Craig Chamberlain, [10] [11] commander ...
In response to the buildup of U.S. forces in South Vietnam, the brigade headquarters was reactivated 1 May 1967, at Fort Liberty and deployed to Vietnam in August 1967. During the Vietnam War, the brigade numbered over 13,000 officers and enlisted men organized into three engineer groups, with 14 battalions and 31 separate companies and ...
At the beginning of 1967 the United States was engaged in a steadily expanding air and ground war in Southeast Asia. Since its inception in February 1965, Operation Rolling Thunder, the bombing campaign against North Vietnam, had escalated in the number and significance of its targets, inflicting major damage on transportation networks industry, and petroleum refining and storage facilities.
In 1984, the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project was founded by Diane Carlson Evans, leading to the creation of the Vietnam Women's Memorial in Washington D.C. in 1993. [112] [113] The Vietnam Women's Memorial is in Constitution Gardens, a park on the National Mall. [114] [115] It honors the American women who served in the Vietnam War. [116]
Other considerations in 1967 were "careful bidding" that saved taxpayers $1 million, which "is a lot of money these days." The total cost was estimated between $16-18 million, but the final tally ...
The 506th Infantry Regiment moved to the base in December 1967 as part of Operation Uniontown and remained there until October 1968. [2]: 159 In November 1968 the 1st Cavalry Division moved here from Camp Evans as part of Operation Liberty Canyon and would remain based here until April 1971. [2]: 73
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