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Firebase Neville

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Type
  
Marines

In use
  
1968-9

Occupants
  
3rd Marine Division

Occupant
  
3rd Marine Division

Condition
  
abandoned

Battles/wars
  
Vietnam War

Year built
  
1968


Similar
  
Mutter's Ridge, Đông Hà Combat Base, Cam Lộ Combat Base
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Firebase Neville (also known as FSB Neville and LZ Neville) is a former U.S. Marine Corps base north of Khe Sanh in Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam.

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History

The base was originally established in December 1968 by the 1st Battalion 4th Marines on Hill 1103 approximately 15 km north of Khe Sanh and just south of the DMZ.

In the early morning of 25 February 1969 200 sappers from the 246th NVA Regiment attacked FSB Neville killing 12 Marines from the 2nd Battalion 4th Marines and 3rd Battalion 12th Marines and 2 Navy corpsmen. On the same morning the North Vietnamese also attacked Firebase Russell 10km east of FSB Neville killing 29 Marines and Corpsmen.

Current use

The base is abandoned and has reverted to jungle.

References

Firebase Neville Wikipedia