Chu-Lai Vietnam Color:Khaki Winds and rains of the

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

The camp was named after Marine Lance Corporal Paul Evans who was killed during Operation Chinook

The base eventually expanded to house the headquarters of the 52d Combat Aviation Battalion

2 mi) northeast of Vũng Tàu in southern Vietnam that was used during the Vietnam War

Chu-Lai Vietnam Color:Khaki Winds and rains of theOrder 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]