Chu-Lai Vietnam Color:Khaki The 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized)—nicknamed

The 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized)—nicknamed the "Red Diamond"

Winds and rains of the winter monsoons were particularly harsh at Cua Viet

Division 103 with 14 Swift Boats to be based there with berthing

China Beach is an American dramatic television series set at an evacuation hospital during the Vietnam War

Chu-Lai Vietnam Color:Khaki The 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized)—nicknamedOrder this cap today. Chu Lai was a United States Marine Corps military base from 1965 to 1970, and a United States Army military base from 1970 to 1971 during the Vietnam War. Roughly 56 miles (90 km) southeast of Nng, the base had an airfield to supplement the major base at Nng. It was not named for any local geographic feature, but rather was named by then Major General Victor Krulak using the Mandarin Chinese characters for his own name.[1]