Landing Zone Brillo Pad

Landing Zone Brillo Pad (also known as LZ Brillo Pad) is a former U.S. Army base west of Kontum in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.

Landing Zone Brillo Pad
Site information
Type	Army Base
Location
Coordinates	14.3286°N 107.742°E / 14.3286; 107.742 (Landing Zone Brillo Pad)
Site history
Built	1968
In use	1968-9
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
Garrison information
Occupants	4th Infantry Division

History

The base was first established in 1968 approximately 28 km west of Kontum and 36 km southwest of Đắk Tô.^[1]

The base was occupied by the 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry.

On 16 May 1968 People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces attacked an 11-man Long-range reconnaissance patrol observation post approximately 1 km from Brillo Pad. Three U.S. soldiers were killed, including Sergeant Anund C. Roark who would be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions. On the same day a 122mm rocket killed one U.S. soldier at Brillo Pad.

Starting on 26 May 1968 the base was hit by PAVN mortar and rocket fire over a four-day period^[2] killing 12 U.S. and wounded 41, this was followed by a ground assault, resulting in 41 PAVN killed.^[1]

The base was abandoned by U.S. forces in early 1969.

Current use

The base is abandoned and largely turned over to housing and farmland.