Lai Khê (Lai Khê hamlet, Lai Hưng commune, Bến Cát, Bình Dương Province) (also known as Lai Khê Base) was a former Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and U.S. Army base, located along Highway 13 to the northwest of Saigon and about …

Dec 21, 2017 · One of the most important ones was Lai Khe, which served as base camp for the 1 st Infantry Division from 1965-1972 along with several other American units over different periods of time. The base camp was the headquarters for the 3 rd Brigade with the division headquarters not far away in Di An.

Combat operations of the United States Army 1st Infantry Division soldiers in Lai Khe, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A soldier plays guitar in a 105 mm howitzer emplacement. 'Vietnam War' written on the guitar.

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Passing through Lai Khe, Highway QL-13, also known in later years by the U.S. units that traveled it as "Thunder Road," was the main artery for supplies going northwest to An Loc in the Parrots Beak area of III Corps Tactical Zone near the Cambodian border and enemy sanctuaries.

A few days ago Bravo Company was ambushed while returning from patrol outside the Lai Khe perimeter. The 1st Platoon was on the point. When the first explosive was detonated, two of its soldiers made the ultimate sacrifice.

SP4 Christopher Ammons and SGT Eldridge at Lai Khe in May 1968. Ammons (on right) is holding a captured AK-47. These guns were originally Russian made with a high front sight and distinctive banana magazine that holds 40 rounds.

Jan 14, 2016 · The 1st Battalion of the Big Red One's Black Lions Regiment was called into battle to help a battalion force under NVA attack in An My during the Tet Offensive in 1968.

The Tet Offensive of 1968 was the largest Viet Cong operation up to that date and for the rest of the war, at least while US troops were involved. Initially, some 84,000 VC and NVA troops attacked thirty-six of the forty-four provincial capitals and …

Lai Khe Base Camp, 1st ID, December 1968 - The first week in December I drew officer of the guard for the first time in Lai Khe. My sergeant of the guard, had been around before and was diplomatically bringing me up to speed.