Firebase Vera Explained

Firebase Vera
Type:Army
Built:1968
Used:1968-9
Condition:abandoned
Occupants:35th Infantry Regiment
Battles:
Vietnam War

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 and 50 km southwest of Pleiku.[1]

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.[2]

Units based at Vera included:[1]

Current use

The base has been turned over to farmland.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kelley, Michael. Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. 2002. 978-1555716257. 535.
  2. Web site: Valor Awards for Steve L. Bounds. Military Times. 27 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141205081143/http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=52979. 5 December 2014. live.