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| | VIETNAM DONG TAM |
 | | Dong Tam was engineered out of inundated rice paddy land on the north bank of the Song (river) My Tho east of, and adjacent to, the mouth of the Kinh Xang (Canal). |
 | | Dong Tam was made into a showplace of civilian amenities - churches, golf course, pool, athletic field, large post exchange, civilian stores, barbers, a hospital, a huge heliport, an airport with 1,000-foot runway, manmade harbor, a snack bar, and more. |
 | | Brigade remained at Dong Tam until the formation of the Mobile Riverine Force in June 1967 when elements of the brigade began moving aboard US Navy ships of River Assault Squadron 9 who maintained a semi-permanent anchorage in the My Tho River near Dong Tam. |
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