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Military installations near Danang, 1968
1st Marine Division HQ,
South Vietnam, 1968.
The 7th Marine Regiment of the 1st Marine Division saw the first major ground action performed by American troops in Vietnam in 1965. Throughout the Vietnam War, the division's units participated in both multi-battalion size battles, and small-unit, anti-guerrilla operations. It conducted more than 160 named operations and thousands of small-unit actions while deployed during the Vietnam War.
Há»™i An Base Camp was a
Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC)
and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base
located in Há»™i An in central Vietnam.
History:
The base was located just north of
the old town of Há»™i An and 22 km southeast of Danang.
The base was constructed by the 58th Naval Construction Battalion starting on 1 March 1968 in what was the largest
single Seabee construction mission of the Vietnam War.
When construction was completed on 21 June 1968 the base complex comprised over 1300 structures and was capable of accommodating over 8000 men.
The 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry was based here
from June–July 1968[3]
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