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'''Pleiku''' is a town of [[Gia Lai Province]] in [[Vietnam]]'s central highlands. During the [[Vietnam War]], it was an important base area for U.S. forces. One of the first [[Viet Cong]] attacks that drew a retaliatory air response on North Vietnam (i.e., [[Operation FLAMING DART]] within the larger [[Operation ROLLING THUNDER]]) was on February 6, 1965, before there was a full deployment of U.S. troops for base security. | '''Pleiku''' is a town of [[Gia Lai Province]] in [[Vietnam]]'s central highlands. During the [[Vietnam War]], it was an important base area for U.S. forces. One of the first [[Viet Cong]] attacks that drew a retaliatory air response on North Vietnam (i.e., [[Operation FLAMING DART]] within the larger [[Operation ROLLING THUNDER]]) was on February 6, 1965, before there was a full deployment of U.S. troops for base security. | ||
The province shares borders with [[Cambodia]], and with the Vietnamese provinces of [[ | The province shares borders with [[Cambodia]], and with the Vietnamese provinces of [[Kontum Province|Kontum ]], [[Dac Lac Province|Dac Lac ]], [[Quang Ngai Province|Quang Ngai]], [[Binh Dinh Province|Binh Dinh]] and [[Phu Yen|Phu Yen]] provinces. | ||
One of its main towns is An Khe, where the [[173rd Airborne Brigade]] was based from 1968 until it left Vietnam. | Pleiku is : | ||
*116 mi/186km from [[Qui Nhon]] | |||
*104 mi/197km from [[Ban Me Thuot]] | |||
*344 mi/550km from [[Ho Chi Minh City]] (formerly [[Saigon]]). | |||
One of its main towns is '''An Khe''', where the [[173rd Airborne Brigade]] was based from 1968 until it left Vietnam. | |||
Revision as of 21:43, 19 December 2008
Pleiku is a town of Gia Lai Province in Vietnam's central highlands. During the Vietnam War, it was an important base area for U.S. forces. One of the first Viet Cong attacks that drew a retaliatory air response on North Vietnam (i.e., Operation FLAMING DART within the larger Operation ROLLING THUNDER) was on February 6, 1965, before there was a full deployment of U.S. troops for base security.
The province shares borders with Cambodia, and with the Vietnamese provinces of Kontum , Dac Lac , Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh and Phu Yen provinces.
Pleiku is :
- 116 mi/186km from Qui Nhon
- 104 mi/197km from Ban Me Thuot
- 344 mi/550km from Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon).
One of its main towns is An Khe, where the 173rd Airborne Brigade was based from 1968 until it left Vietnam.