Firebase Mile High

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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[edit]

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

Other units based at Mile High included:

Current use[edit]

The base has reverted to jungle.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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