Firebase Vera

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Firebase Vera
Coordinates13°42′47″N 107°37′01″E / 13.713°N 107.617°E / 13.713; 107.617 (Firebase Vera)
TypeArmy
Site information
Conditionabandoned
Site history
Built1968
In use1968-9
Battles/warsVietnam Service Medal ribbon.svg
Vietnam War
Garrison information
Occupants35th Infantry Regiment

Firebase Vera was a U.S. Army firebase located near the Cambodian border southwest of Pleiku in the central highlands of Vietnam.

History[]

Vera was constructed in October 1968 by the 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry approximately 6 km from the Cambodian border, 8 km south of Đức Cơ Camp and 50 km southwest of Pleiku.[1]

Vera was assaulted by People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) sappers under cover of mortar fire on the early morning of 14 November 1968, the assault was repulsed for the loss of 6 U.S. and 6 PAVN killed.[2]

Units based at Vera included:[1]

Current use[]

The base has been turned over to farmland.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. p. 535. ISBN 978-1555716257.
  2. ^ "Valor Awards for Steve L. Bounds". Military Times. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
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