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Direction. Length. Surface. ft. m. 2,500. 762. laterite. Dầu Tiếng Base Camp (also known as LZ Dầu Tiếng or Camp Rainier) is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base in the town of Dầu Tiếng in Bình Dương Province in southern Vietnam .
- 1966
- Army Base
- 1966-75
- Vietnam War
May 2, 2020 · Amusement park on runway at Camp Rainier. In Dầu Tiếng town center a community park and sports center with a front lawn display of dozens of US bombs, a Willys Jeep, an M-41 tank, and a UH-1 Huey helicopter. Next to this display is the famous Camp Rainier swimming pool.
Dau Tieng Base Camp. Dau Tieng, also known as Camp Ranier, was located next to the Saigon River, in the middle of the Michelin Rubber Plantation. It was a base camp and stopping off point for many Infantry units, such as the 3rd Brigade of the 25th Infantry Division, who made their command and control headquarters there.
- Date, December, 1965
- Date, March, 2000
- Date, July 2013
A Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry was formed at Fort Lewis, Wash. and incorporated into the 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division with the intent of deployment in Vietnam the following year. The unit arrived in Vung Tau in October, 1966 and was originally based at Bear Cat, and later at Phuoc Vihn. The unit was finally deployed at a strategic ou...
In March of 2000 original members of A/2/12 met in Thomaston, Connecticut for a reunion. At that time it was decided that an effort would be initiated to search for and locate all members of this unit. Since that time a number of former members were tracked down and have come into the fold but many more are still left to be found. I am publishing t...
In May, 2001, Alpha Association celebrated it's first Grand Reunion. Fifty seven veterans from the unit and thirty seven of their ladies spent a memorable weekend together. Buddies who hadn't seen each other for decades finally had that chance to say "Thank you buddy, you were there when it really counted. I never forgot you". From it's humble orig...
Dầu Tiếng Base Camp is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base in the town of Dầu Tiếng in Bình Dương Province in southern Vietnam.
Dầu Tiếng Base Camp (also known as LZ Dầu Tiếng or Camp Rainier) is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base in the Dầu Tiếng District in Bình Dương Province in southern Vietnam. The base was established in October 1966. The camp was located in the Dầu Tiếng District...
At 18:45 on 19 August, the 33rd Regiment ambushed a column of Company B 1/5th Infantry and Troop A 3/4th Cavalry as they moved along Route 239 through the Bến Củi Plantation towards Dầu Tiếng Base Camp. B-40 and recoilless rifle fire knocked out the two leading vehicles and Company B established a defensive position north of the road ...
