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37. 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.
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 ...
Firebase Ross (also known as Hill 51) was a U.S. Marine Corps, Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) fire support base located in the Quế Sơn Valley southwest of Hội An, Quảng Nam Province in central Vietnam. History. The base was located in the Quế Sơn Valley along Route 535, approximately 27 km southwest of Hội An.
In use. 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 ...
90 minutes. Country. Vietnam. Language. Vietnamese. The Abandoned Field: Free Fire Zone ( Vietnamese: Cánh đồng hoang) is a 1979 Vietnamese drama film directed by Nguyễn Hồng Sến [ vi]. It won the Golden Prize and the Prix FIPRESCI at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. [1]
1968. In use. 1968–71. Battles/wars. Vietnam War. Garrison information. Occupants. 196th Light Infantry Brigade. Firebase Hawk Hill (also known as Blackhawk Hill, Hill 29, Landing Zone Golden Rose and Landing Zone Porazzo) is a former U.S. Army firebase northwest of Tam Kỳ in Quang Nam Province, central Vietnam .
The Battle of FSB Mary Ann occurred when Viet Cong (VC) sappers attacked a U.S. firebase located in Quảng Tín Province, South Vietnam early on the morning of 28 March 1971. Fire Support Base (FSB) Mary Ann was established to interdict movement of North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and VC troops and materiel down the K-7 ...
37 killed. US body count: 106 killed. 24 individual and 9 crew-served weapons recovered. Operation Green River was a security operation during the Vietnam War conducted by the 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division in Quảng Trị Province from 19 January to 22 July 1970.
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 .
1969. In use. 1969. Battles/wars. Vietnam War. Garrison information. Occupants. 5th Special Forces. Landing Zone Kate (also known as Firebase Kate, LZ Kate or Firebase White) is a former U.S. Army base northwest of Quang Duc Province in southern Vietnam near the Cambodian border.