Qui Nhon Airfield - Wikipedia
Qui Nhơn Airfield (also known as Qui Nhơn Airport, Qui Nhơn Air Base or Qui Nhon Army Airfield) is a former United States Air Force, United States Army and Vietnam Air Force airfield located in Qui Nhon in Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam.
Bombardment of Qui Nhơn - Wikipedia
The bombardment of Qui Nhơn in 1861 was an attack by a United States Navy warship upon a Vietnamese-held fort protecting Qui Nhơn on the south central coast of Vietnam (modern-day Binh Dinh Province).
A Veteran Remembers - America Magazine
Aug 1, 2005 · Qui Nhon, in September of 1969, was a hot and dusty small Vietnamese city located on the blue-green waters of the South China Sea and rimmed by the coastal mountains of the Central Highlands.
Arrival at Qui Nhon – Minnesota Remembers Vietnam
Primary Location During Vietnam: An Khe, Vietnam. Story Subject: Military Service. Military Branch: U.S. Army. Dates of Service: 1963 - 1965. Unit: 1st Air Cavalry. Specialty: Mortar squad
An Khe Pass - Vietnam War Travel
Currently QL19 is a beautiful route from the coastal town of Qui Nhon west over the “Dragon’s Back” to the western part of the country all the way up to Pleiku. A part of this route is the An Khe pass, which for US forces during the war was one of …
Qui Nhon U.S. Naval Support Activity 1965-1971 - MRFA
Located on the central coast of South Vietnam, Qui Nhon provided an operating base and logistic center for the Navy’s Coastal Surveillance Force during the Vietnam War. With easy access to coastal waters and the shipping lanes of the South China Sea, the port was well placed to support the Market Time anti-infiltration operation.
Quy Nhon - Wikipedia
It was also the site of the Bombardment of Qui Nhơn in 1861, and more recently, it had a large American and Korean military presence, especially the Capital Mechanized Infantry Division of the Republic of Korea Army during the Vietnam War.
A Vietnam War Clerk's Diary: From The Editor: Deployment of the …
On a small building south of Quy Nhơn in the Quy Hoà leprosy village is a sign commemorating a US soldier who apparently died in a drowning accident at the beach. It reads "In memory of PFCT Roy Thompson from the members of 71st Transportation Co TS".
Qui Nhon airfield | VietnamWar.govt.nz - New Zealand and the Vietnam War
Jun 27, 2008 · Aerial view of Qui Nhon, circa 1971-1973. The airfield is visible near the top of the photograph.
Memories and mass graves: Vietnam War's wounds resurface as …
Jan 4, 2025 · In August 2022, four American veterans in their 70s arrived in Quy Nhon, a coastal city in Vietnam’s Binh Dinh province, to reunite with a former North Vietnamese officer. Once adversaries on the battlefield, they are now allies in a shared mission: uncovering the remains of Vietnamese soldiers who perished in the Vietnam War, which ended ...