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On 28 June a People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) mortar attack on Cam Lộ killed two Marines and wounded five. [ 2 ] On 14 July in preparation for Operation Hastings , General Lowell English established his command post at Cam Lộ with security provided by 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines and artillery support from the 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines .
Ca Lu Combat Base (Vietnamese: Cà Lu) was an Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and United States Marine Corps base located on Highway or Route 9, near Krông Klang, Đa Krông District, western Quảng Trị Province, South Vietnam. [1] Map showing location of the Ca Lu Combat Base. The base was originally established by the ARVN to cover ...
Camp Carroll diminished in significance after the 1968 Tet Offensive. The 3rd Marine Division began relying on highly mobile postures rather than remaining in their fixed positions as sitting targets and Camp Carroll was inactivated on 28 December 1968. [3] Camp Carroll became an Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base.
The General Services Administration is conducting a fire sale of government real estate, ... Cheap Military Property for Sale, but Buyers Better Prepare for Battle. Ron Dicker. Updated July 14, ...
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)
Gio Linh was intended to form part of the McNamara Line [3]: 89–91 and formed one corner of what became known as Leatherneck Square, with the other corners being Con Thien, Cam Lộ Combat Base and Đông Hà Combat Base. [4]: 40 In February 1967 the 12th Marines had four 175 mm guns and sic 105 mm howitzers based at Gio Linh. On 27 February ...
US Navy operation to interdict enemy bases and lines of communications on inland waterways: I Corps: Jan 5 – 25: Operation Sultan (1968) [1] Special Forces Project DELTA operation: Kon Tum Province: Jan 5 – Apr 8: Operation Niagara [1] [4]: 178–9 USAF bombing: around Khe Sanh Combat Base: unknown: Jan 10 – 21: Operation Duntroon [1] [5]
The Rockpile was first observed and made note of by a small Marine reconnaissance team on 4 July 1966. The area later became a key outpost from which American and South Vietnamese forces could observe movements by the North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Viet Cong (VC) troops near the DMZ and in the central and west sectors of northern I Corps.