title: Charlie 2
text: # Charlie 2
  
  Charlie 2 (also known as C-2, Combat Base C-2, C-2 Strongpoint and Firebase Charlie 2) is a former U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) firebase north of Đông Hà in central Vietnam.
  
  ## History
  
  ### 1966-7
  
  The base was established 12.5 km northwest of Đông Hà and 5 km southeast of Con Thien to protect the land route to Con Thien and particularly the C-2 bridge immediately north of the base.
  
  By December 1967 all bunkers at C-2 had been completed and all minefields laid and perimeter barbed wire emplaced.
  
  The Marines constructed Route 561 linking Con Thien to Route 9.
  
  ### 1968–9
  
  During 1968 further improvements were made to the bunker system at C-2, totalling 81 reinforced $bunkers.^{:46}$
  
  In August 1969, responsibility for C-2 passed from the Marines to the 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized).
  
  ### 1970-2
  
  On 21 May 1971 30 US infantrymen, many from Company A, 1st Battalion, 61st Infantry Regiment, were killed when a People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 122mm rocket hit their bunker at Charlie 2.
  
  On 1 April 1972 in the face of the PAVN's Easter Offensive the base was abandoned by the ARVN.
  
  ## Current use
  
  The base has been turned over to farmland.
  
  