Cua-Viet Vietnam now part of the 17th

now part of the 17th Combat Aviation Group

The town has two post offices

USS Snohomish County (LST-1126) followed her sister ship to Cua Viet and became the second ocean-going visitor

The installation

Cua-Viet Vietnam now part of the 17thOrder this cap today. The furthest north of the Navys bases in Vietnam, Cua Viet was under mortar, rocket, and ground attack for most of the war by the North Vietnamese Army (NVA). Because of its location on the Cua Viet River that skirted the boundary of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the base was uniquely situated to provide fuel, ammunition, administration, supplies, and construction materials to Marine and Army combat forces. In March 1967, the Da