Type Army In use 1968-9 Occupant 35th Infantry Regiment | Condition abandoned Year built 1968 | |
Firebase Vera was a U.S. Army firebase located near the Cambodian border southwest of Pleiku in central Vietnam.
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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.
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.
Units based at Vera included:
Current use
The base has been turned over to farmland.
References
Firebase Vera Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA