Firebase Cunningham - This Marines firebase was located halfway between Khe Sanh and A Shau valley on route 558, established in early 1969 by the 2/3 Marines in support of On top of CunninghamOperation Dewey Canyon in the A Shau valley, and named after Alfred Cunningham - the first Marine Corps aviator in World War 1. On 2 February 1969 the base was hit by 30-40 rounds of 122mm artillery fire resulting in 5 Marines killed.On the early morning of 17 February the NVA sappers attacked the base resulting in 4 Marines and 37 NVA soldiers killed. By mid March the 2/3 Marines closed the base and withdrew back to Vandergrift Combat Base.
Today Cunningham has been turned over to farmland. It is accessible by car and foot.
Firebase Cunningham - This Marines firebase was located halfway between Khe Sanh and A Shau valley on route 558, established in early 1969 by the 2/3 Marines in A view from Birminghamsupport of Operation Dewey Canyon in the A Shau valley, and named after Alfred Cunningham - the first Marine Corps aviator in World War 1. On 2 February 1969 the base was hit by 30-40 rounds of 122mm artillery fire resulting in 5 Marines killed. On the early morning of 17 February the NVA sappers attacked the base resulting in 4 Marines and 37 NVA soldiers killed. By mid March the 2/3 Marines closed the base and withdrew back to Vandergrift Combat Base.
Today Cunningham has been turned over to farmland. It is accessible by car and foot.
We can only use Dong Ha city as the base to visit firebase Cunningham which is some 120 km southwest of Dong Ha. En route, we would stop over at the Rockpile, Fuller ( Dong Ha Mountain ) and Shepherd firebase for photos.
Price: $130
The price quoted is for 1-2 person(s). First extra person: $30, further extra person: $20
Included features:
• Private transfer ( 7 seater SUV cars or 15 seater minivans )
• English speaking guide & local guide. Excluded features:
• Lunch
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