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Vung Tau City... sits on a peninsula jutting out from the Republic of Vietnam into the South China Sea in III Corps Tactical Zone. Vung Tau was a natural site for the U.S. Naval facilities developed during the war. In addition, the resort town overlooked the South China Sea entrance to the serpentine river approach to Saigon the capital of South Vietnam and main port.

Since Vung Tau was a gateway port the use of vehicular resupply convoys was primarily outgoing rather than incoming. The majority of the early war convoys were to transport the soldiers, equipment and materials of newly arrived U.S. military units to their assigned base camps. In later years incoming supply convoys would be needed when Vietnamization of naval docking operations eliminated water borne resupply of the few remaining U.S. military units in the area.

The convoy route from Long Binh Post to Vung Tau began when it exited Long Binh Post and turned south on Highway #316 to the end of the post, turned left onto Highway #317 that paralleled the southern perimeter of the post to Gate #11. At Gate #11 the convoy turned right (south) on to Highway QL-15 over the small Buong River Bridge past the Phuoc Cang MACV Outpost.

It continued on pass the Bearcat base camp, and through the villages of Long Than, Quan Tre, Phu Lai, Tam Phuoc, Than Thien, Thai Thien, Phu My, Gieng Moi and at Long Cat the highway turned to the left (east) around Hill #504. Once on the southern side of Hill #504 the highway passed through Long Xuan and into the City of Phuoc Le where Highway QL-15 intersects with Highways LTL-2 (north east) and TL-44 (south). The convoy remained on QL-15 where it exits the city in a southwesterly direction into the Vung Tau delta area until entering the City of Vung Tau.

If you participated in any Vung Tau Convoys, other than major troop movements, from 1968 through 1971 and have any information, stories or photograph,s please contact the History Project Manager via the Email Link at the top of this page.

1971

February-April During the months of February, March and April the Long Binh to Vung Tau Convoy was being run every other day.

18 May The 720th MP Battalion realigned the combat support and combat service support missions within Military Region III (III Corps) which were previously accomplished by A and C Company. As a result C Company assumed responsibility and assimilated all personnel and equipment for all A Company convoy escort duties including the Vung Tau Convoy.

24 July The escort and security for the Vung Tau Convoy was terminated due to an increase in overnight convoys and the loss of Battalion personnel in support of the Detoxification Center and United States Army Republic Of Vietnam (USARV) Installation Stockade on Long Binh Post.