Cam Ranh

British

/ ˈkæm ˈræn /

noun

a port in SE Vietnam: large natural harbour, used at times as a naval base by French, Japanese, US, and Russian forces successively. Pop: 147 000 (2006 est)

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When he was on temporary duty to Cam Ranh Bay Air Base, Vietnam, their son, Jeff, was born.

From Washington Times • Jul. 18, 2020

One day, a charge nurse pulled Struck into her office where she was working in the US air force hospital in Cam Ranh Bay.

From The Guardian • Dec. 13, 2019

Vietnam veteran Jan. C. Scruggs, founder of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, was recovering from battle wounds that July in a convalescent center in Cam Ranh Bay.

From Washington Post • Jun. 27, 2019

That includes a 2016 visit by submarine tender USS Frank Cable and guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain to Cam Ranh Bay, a crucial logistics complex during the Vietnam War.

From Reuters • Mar. 5, 2018

Eighteen hours after leaving the port, the barge turned in to Cam Ranh Bay.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

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