Camp Eagle (Vietnam)
Camp Eagle (also known as LZ El Paso and LZ Tombstone) is a former US Army base south-east of Huế in central Vietnam.
| Camp Eagle (Camp Eagle Heliport) | |||||||||||||
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| Huế, Thừa Thiên Huế province in Vietnam | |||||||||||||
3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne bunker, 6 March 1968 | |||||||||||||
Camp Eagle Shown within Vietnam | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16.408°N 107.631°E | ||||||||||||
| Type | Army base | ||||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||||
| Operator | Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) United States Army (U.S. Army) | ||||||||||||
| Condition | Abandoned | ||||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||||
| Built | January 1968 | ||||||||||||
| In use | January 1968-1972 | ||||||||||||
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War | ||||||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||||||
| Garrison | 1st Cavalry Division 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division 101st Airborne Division | ||||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||||
| Elevation | 104 feet (32 m) AMSL | ||||||||||||
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| Airfield info: 167 | |||||||||||||
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