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Firebase Henderson
Coordinates16°38′31″N 106°57′11″E / 16.642°N 106.953°E / 16.642; 106.953 (Firebase Henderson)
TypeMarines/Army
Site information
Conditionabandoned
Site history
Built1969
In use1969-70
Battles/wars
Vietnam War
Garrison information
Occupants9th Marine Regiment
101st Airborne Division

Firebase Henderson was a U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army firebase located south of Ca Lu, Quảng Trị Province in central Vietnam. It was approximately 9 km south of Ca Lu Combat Base and 12 km southeast of Vandegrift Combat Base.[1]

  1. ^ Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. p. 219. ISBN 978-1555716257.

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