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US Army firebase
Firebase Mile High
Coordinates14°23′53″N 107°43′08″E / 14.398°N 107.719°E / 14.398; 107.719 (Firebase Mile High)
TypeArmy
Site information
Conditionabandoned
Site history
Built1968
In use1968-70
Battles/wars
Vietnam War
Garrison information
Occupants1st Battalion, 35th Infantry

Firebase Mile High (also known as LZ Mile High or Hill 1198) was a U.S. Army firebase located northwest of Kontum in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.

History

Mile High was established by the 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry in March 1968 approximately 32 km northwest of Kontum.

Other units based at Mile High included:

Current use

The base has reverted to jungle.

See also

References

  1. Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. p. 334. ISBN 978-1555716257.
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