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Lai Khê (Lai Khê hamlet, Lai Hưng commune, Bến Cát, Bình Dương Province) (also known as Lai Khê Base) was a former Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and U.S. Army base, located along Highway 13 to the northwest of Saigon and about 20 km north of Thủ Dầu Một in southern Vietnam.
| Lai Khê Base Camp | |
|---|---|
Lai Khe from the air in 1965 | |
  Lai Khê Base Camp | |
| Coordinates | 11.195°N 106.617°E |
| Type | Army Base |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1960-1975 |
| Battles/wars |  Vietnam War |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | ARVN 5th Division US 1st Infantry Division |
During the Vietnam War Lai Khê was a garrison town as the ARVN 5th Division was based there for most of the 1960s/70s.[1]
Lai Khê was also the Headquarters for the U.S. Army's 1st Infantry Division from October 1967 until January 1970.
Other U.S. Army units based at Lai Khê included:
On 28 July 1971 a PAVN/VC sapper attack on the base destroyed four U.S. helicopters and damaged a fifth.[4]
Most of the base has been turned over to housing and farmland while part of the base remains in use by the People's Army of Vietnam.
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