Camp Holloway Vietnam Black Virgin Mountain (Vietnamese: Núi

Black Virgin Mountain (Vietnamese: Núi Bà Đen meaning "Black Lady Mountain"

The Seabees of MCB-10 built the helicopter pad

To the Vietnamese the mountain is the center of a myth about Bà Đen

A Shau Valley was one of the key entry points into South Vietnam for men and material brought along the Ho Chi Minh trail by the North Vietnamese Army and was the scene of heavy fighting during the Vietnam War

from which they were ultimately discharged when recovered enough to return to duty with their units

Camp Holloway Vietnam Black Virgin Mountain (Vietnamese: NúiOrder this cap today. Camp Holloway was established in 1962. It was located along Route 19 approximately 3km east of Pleiku in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The camp was named in 1963 for Piasecki CH 21 helicopter pilot Warrant Officer Charles E. Holloway, who in December 1962 became the first aviator assigned to the 81st Transportation Company to be killed in action.[1][2] The 81st Transportation Company, re equipped in 1963 with UH 1