Firebase Vera was a U.S. Army firebase located near the Cambodian border southwest of Pleiku in the central highlands of Vietnam.

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 Đức Cơ Camp (also known as Đức Cơ Special Forces Camp or Chu Dron Special Force camp) is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base west of Pleiku in Gia Lai Province, central Vietnam. The base was located on QL- ...

and 50 km southwest of Pleiku. Vera was assaulted by

People's Army of Vietnam The People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN; vi, Quân đội nhân dân Việt Nam, QĐNDVN), also recognized as the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) or the Vietnamese Army (), is the military force of the Vietnam, Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the ...

(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: * 3rd Battalion, 8th Infantry * 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry * 2nd Battalion, 9th Artillery * 1st Battalion, 92nd Artillery

Current use

The base has been turned over to farmland.

References

Installations of the United States Army in South Vietnam Buildings and structures in Kon Tum province {{Vietnam-war-stub