Cua-Viet Vietnam On 1 February 1972 in

On 1 February 1972 in a ceremony attended by Brigadier General John G

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23rd (Americal) Infantry Division from September 1967 until November 1971

Chu Lai was a United States Marine Corps military base from 1965 to 1970

from 1988 to 1991

Cua-Viet Vietnam On 1 February 1972 inOrder this cap today. The furthest north of the Navys bases in Vietnam, Cua Viet was under mortar, rocket, and ground attack for most of the war by the North Vietnamese Army (NVA). Because of its location on the Cua Viet River that skirted the boundary of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the base was uniquely situated to provide fuel, ammunition, administration, supplies, and construction materials to Marine and Army combat forces. In March 1967, the Da