Welcome to the "Virtual Tour" of Fire Support Base Hill 4-11. Your main tour guide is Dave Eckberg who was the S-5 and Medical Platoon Leader for the 3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry from August, 1970 to August, 1971. Additional photos provided by:
Most of the pictures for this part of the tour were taken on or near FSB Hill 4-11, with some taken from helicopters. Enjoy your tour of FSB Hill 4-11!
Photograph by Dave Eckberg
The Area of Operations (AO) for the 3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry. This picture was taken 1500 feet up in a helicopter. Tu My ville is at the bottom, FSB Hill 4-11 is just right of center, Hill 922 is at the upper left, and Pepper Ridge is at the upper right.
Photograph by Dave Eckberg
Here's another aerial view of FSB Hill 4-11 from the south. Observation Post 1 (OP1) is in the distance to the north, with the banks of the Song Tra Khuc River just south of OP1.
Photograph by Dave Eckberg
This view is also just south of FSB Hill 4-11. The Army of the Republic of South Vietnam (ARVN) section is on the left most part of FSB Hill 4-11. To see an enlarged view of this scene, Click Here.
Photograph by Dave Eckberg
The "Coke Kids" were always at the South Gate of FSB Hill 4-11. Canned sodas were 50 cents each in 1970.
Photograph by Phillip Tinkle
Here's another view of the "Coke Kids" at the South Gate looking smart with their cigarrettes.
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