"Venice East"       June 1969 thru 1970

Built to guard the road from the village of Bau Dieu to Fire Support Base Patton II, "Venice East" consisted of
four bunkers built atop 55-gallon-drum stilts amidst the rice paddies beside the road.

Read about its construction in the Tropic Lightning News - click this link

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[1]  Venice East - 4 bunkers built on 55-gallon-drum stilts  [2]  Tower at Venice East  [3]  Alone in the paddies

[4]  Venice East seen from the road;  [5]  Alpha Co. 2nd Platoon members man the tower
[6] Harvesting rice outside Venice East

   

 

Acknowledgements:
2/14th Infantry Vietnam Scrapbook:  Venice East   June 1969 thru 1970
Copyright © 2011 Kirk S. Ramsey
Pictures Copyright © 2011 Edward Hopkins (photos 1,2,6)
Pictures Copyright © 2011 Peter Riker (photo 3)
Pictures Copyright © 2011 Robert Beisner (photos 4-5) 
Last modified: July 28, 2024