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Lai Khê (Lai Khê hamlet, Lai Hưng commune, Bến Cát, Bình Dương Province) (also known as Lai Khê Base) was a former
Lai Khê was also the Headquarters for the U.S. Army's 1st Infantry Division from October 1967 until January 1970.
Other U.S. Army units based at Lai Khê included:
* 121st Signal Battalion (1965-1970)
* 2nd Surgical Hospital (1968-March 1970)
* 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry (April–December 1969)
* 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry (April–December 1969)
*
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
The Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN; ; french: Armée de la république du Viêt Nam) composed the ground forces of the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces, South Vietnamese military from its inception in 1955 to the Fall of Saigon in April ...
(ARVN) and U.S. Army base, located along Highway 13
The following roads may be referred to as Route 13 or Highway 13. For a list of roads named A13, see List of A13 roads.
International
* Asian Highway 13
* European route E13
* European route E013
Afghanistan
*The Kabul–Behsud Highway - ...
to the northwest of Saigon
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and about 20 km north of Thủ Dầu Một
Thủ Dầu Một () is the capital city of Bình Dương province, Vietnam, located at around . The city has an area of 118.66 km², with a population of 417,000 (as of 2018), and is located 20 km north of downtown Ho Chi Minh City, o ...
in southern Vietnam.
History
During the Vietnam War Lai Khê was a garrison town as the ARVN 5th Division was based there for most of the 1960s/70s.
Lai Khê was also the Headquarters for the U.S. Army's 1st Infantry Division from October 1967 until January 1970.
Other U.S. Army units based at Lai Khê included:
* 121st Signal Battalion (1965-1970)
* 2nd Surgical Hospital (1968-March 1970)
* 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry (April–December 1969)
* 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry (April–December 1969)
*11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment ("Blackhorse Regiment") is a unit of the United States Army garrisoned at the Fort Irwin National Training Center in California. Although termed an armored cavalry regiment, it is being re-organized as a multi ...
(February 1969)
* 6th Battalion, 15th Artillery (May 1967-July 1968)
* 18th Surgical Hospital (December 1967-February 1968)
* 2nd Battalion, 33rd Artillery (July 1967-April 1970)
* 173rd Assault Helicopter Company (1966 - March 1972)
* 554th Engineer Battalion (October 1969 – 1971)
*337th Radio Research Company, 303rd Radio Research Battalion, 509th Radio Research Group (ASA)
*4th Platoon of the 45th Medical Company (Air Ambulance) KA "Dustoff" (June 1966 - February 1969)
* 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry
** Bravo Troop
** Echo Troop - formed here on September 1, 1970
On 28 July 1971 a PAVN/VC sapper attack on the base destroyed four U.S. helicopters and damaged a fifth.
Current use
Most of the base has been turned over to housing and farmland while part of the base remains in use by thePeople'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 ...
.
References
Military installations of South Vietnam Military installations of the United States in South Vietnam Buildings and structures in Bình Dương province {{Vietnam-war-stub