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Firebase Neville

Firebase Neville
Coordinates 16°48′29″N 106°42′54″E / 16.808°N 106.715°E / 16.808; 106.715 (Firebase Neville)
Type Marines
Site information
Condition abandoned
Site history
Built 1968
In use 1968-9
Battles/wars Vietnam Service Medal ribbon.svg
Vietnam War
Garrison information
Occupants 3rd Marine Division

Firebase Neville (also known as FSB Neville and LZ Neville) is a former U.S. Marine Corps base north of Khe Sanh in Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam.

The base was originally established in December 1968 by the 1st Battalion 4th Marines on Hill 1103 approximately 15 km north of Khe Sanh and just south of the DMZ.

In the early morning of 25 February 1969 200 sappers from the 246th NVA Regiment attacked FSB Neville killing 12 Marines from the 2nd Battalion 4th Marines and 3rd Battalion 12th Marines and 2 Navy corpsmen. On the same morning the North Vietnamese also attacked Firebase Russell 10km east of FSB Neville killing 29 Marines and Corpsmen.

The base is abandoned and has reverted to jungle.

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps.



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