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LZ Bayonet

The motor pool, bunkers, and familiar places around H Troop’s base.

H Troop ACAVs parked near huts in the motor pool at LZ Bayonet

The motor pool at LZ Bayonet

H Troop's motor pool at LZ Bayonet, with ACAVs parked near the base buildings.

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An armored vehicle beside a sandbagged perimeter bunker at LZ Bayonet

Guarding the perimeter

An armored vehicle beside a sandbagged perimeter bunker at LZ Bayonet. Date and personnel unidentified.

Vehicle marking 12 remains visibleView photograph & details →
According to the accompanying caption: SSG Bandy and 1SG Hedges outside the H Troop orderly room at LZ Bayonet after receiving the Silver Star from the Americal Division Commander.

SSG Bandy and 1SG Hedges

According to the accompanying caption: SSG Bandy and 1SG Hedges outside the H Troop orderly room at LZ Bayonet after receiving the Silver Star from the Americal Division Commander.

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An Americal Division sign displaying unit insignia. Exact location unconfirmed.

Americal Division sign

An Americal Division sign displaying unit insignia. Exact location unconfirmed.

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Long quarters buildings and utility lines around a military base area in Vietnam

A base area in Vietnam

Long quarters buildings and utility lines around a military base area. The exact location and date remain unconfirmed.

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NewA walkway, buildings, flag, and vehicle at a base area believed to be LZ Bayonet

A walkway at LZ Bayonet

A walkway, buildings, American flag, and vehicle at a base area believed to be LZ Bayonet. The exact facility and date remain unconfirmed.

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NewA trooper near a fenced base compound with the letters PW visible on buildings

Near a base compound

A trooper near a fenced base compound with the letters “PW” visible on buildings. Date, location, and individual remain unidentified.

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NewTroopers taking time for batting practice. The accompanying caption identifies Landing Zone Bayonet, near Chu Lai, Vietnam.

Batting practice at LZ Bayonet

Troopers taking time for batting practice. The accompanying caption identifies Landing Zone Bayonet, near Chu Lai, Vietnam.

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NewSandbagged buildings identified in the accompanying caption as “CO E Recon HQ LZ Bayonet.” Date remains unconfirmed.

Company E Recon headquarters

Sandbagged buildings identified in the accompanying caption as “CO E Recon HQ LZ Bayonet.” Date remains unconfirmed.

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NewBase buildings below a wooded hillside. The supplied caption asks, “Remember this place?” Exact location and date remain unconfirmed.

Buildings beside the hillside

Base buildings below a wooded hillside. The supplied caption asks, “Remember this place?” Exact location and date remain unconfirmed.

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NewBase buildings and a dirt road below a wooded hillside, believed to be at LZ Bayonet.

Believed to be LZ Bayonet

Base buildings and a dirt road below a wooded hillside, with a red-and-white marker on the building at right. The location is believed to be LZ Bayonet but has not yet been confirmed.

Tentative location supplied by Scott FediganView photograph & details →
NewH Troop’s area at LZ Bayonet with armored personnel carriers, maintenance buildings, and living quarters.

H Troop’s area at LZ Bayonet

H Troop’s area at LZ Bayonet, with armored personnel carriers, maintenance buildings, and living quarters—circa 1968.

Location identified as LZ Bayonet; exact date unconfirmedView photograph & details →
NewA broader view of LZ Bayonet beneath a fortified ridgeline.

Below the fortified ridgeline

A broader view of LZ Bayonet beneath the fortified ridgeline—circa 1968.

Location identified as LZ Bayonet; exact date unconfirmedView photograph & details →
NewVehicles approaching the entrance to LZ Bayonet. Date unknown.

The entrance to LZ Bayonet

Vehicles approaching the entrance to LZ Bayonet. Date unknown.

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NewSpooky operating southwest of Chu Lai near LZ Bayonet while flares light up the night sky, as described in the accompanying post. Date unknown.

Spooky near LZ Bayonet

Spooky operating southwest of Chu Lai near LZ Bayonet while flares light up the night sky, as described in the accompanying post. Date unknown.

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NewAnother view of Spooky operating southwest of Chu Lai near LZ Bayonet, with bright flares lighting the night sky. Date unknown.

Flares over LZ Bayonet

Another view of Spooky operating southwest of Chu Lai near LZ Bayonet, with bright flares lighting the night sky. Date unknown.

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