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Free-fire zone. A free-fire zone in U.S. military parlance is a fire control measure, used for coordination between adjacent combat units. The definition used in the Vietnam War by U.S. troops may be found in field manual FM 6-20: A specific designated area into which any weapon system may fire without additional coordination with the ...
This is a discussion of telephone numbers in Vietnam. Vietnam 's country code is +84. There are many area codes for landlines, as well as a separate format for mobile phone numbers. The five emergency phone numbers are 111 ( child protection ), 112 (lifesaving services), 113 ( police ), 114 (fire), and 115 (first aid).
Firebase Gio Linh. / 16.943; 107.076 ( Firebase Gio Linh) Firebase Gio Linh (also known as FSB A-2, Alpha 2, Camp Hill, The Alamo or simply Gio Linh) is a former U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) firebase north of Đông Hà in Quang Tri Province, central Vietnam .
1968-75. Battles/wars. Vietnam War. Garrison information. Occupants. 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division. 1st Division. Firebase Birmingham (also known as FSB Birmingham, LZ Birmingham and Huế Southwest Airfield) is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) firebase southwest of Huế in Thừa Thiên–Huế Province ...
On 12 September 2023, at around 23:30 ICT (UTC+07:00), a fire occurred in a nine-story microapartment building in the 29th alley of Khương Hạ street, Khương Đình ward, Thanh Xuân district, Hanoi, Vietnam. [1] Of the approximately 150 people residing in the building, 56 were killed by the fire and 37 others were injured.
Casualties and losses. 183 killed. 100 killed. US body count: 1,398 killed. 29 captured. Operation Taylor Common was a search and destroy operation conducted by Task Force Yankee, a task force of the 1st Marine Division supported by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), southwest of Hội An from 6 December 1968 to 8 March 1969.
Firebase Airborne was a U.S. Army firebase located west of Huế overlooking the A Shau Valley in central Vietnam. History. Airborne was constructed on 8 May 1969 by the 101st Airborne Division approximately 42 km west of Huế and 5 km east of Route 547 which ran along the floor of the A Shau Valley as part of Operation Apache Snow.
On 29 October 2002, a fire occurred in the International Trade Centre (ITC) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The six-story building was occupied by a department store, a disco and offices of several foreign companies. [1] The fire killed 60 people and injured 90 others, making it one of the deadliest peacetime disasters in Vietnam.