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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 Women's Memorial is a memorial dedicated to the nurses and women of the United States who served in the Vietnam War.It depicts three uniformed women with a wounded male soldier to symbolize the support and caregiving roles that women played in the war as nurses and other specialists.
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
The Vietnam War Red Cross "Donut Dollies" were young, college-degreed women who spent a one-year tour in country as morale boosters for American troops.They ran recreation centers, visited hospitals, and, because of the mobility of the UH-1 Iroquois helicopter, traveled to front-line landing zones and base camps to bring games and smiles to soldiers.
LZ Uplift (center) and surrounding LZs in Operation Irving. On 11 June 1967, a UH-1D helicopter (tail number 63-12958, call sign "Bamboo Viper 47") carrying three crew members and two passengers departed the base for Qui Nhơn Airfield. The helicopter encountered bad weather and the pilot radioed for assistance in determining his position.
Memorial Day has become synonymous these days with barbecues and great sales. But all the distractions can make it harder for many Americans to remember the reason for the 3-day weekend: to honor ...
The Wall That Heals, a scaled version of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, is on display on Rte. 109 in Sanford, Maine, through Sept. 10, 2023.
Dedicated in 1998 by Sen. John McCain and Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans‘ Memorial and the Vietnam Era Museum is the only one of its kind in the entire nation. The ...