Nakhon Phanom Proudly Served - Black COTTON considered one of the longest

considered one of the longest and bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War

On 18 August 1964

and were then relegated to close air support and ground attacks within South Vietnam

the middle third of the runway actually ran uphill

Nakhon Phanom Proudly Served - Black COTTON considered one of the longestThe Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Navy Base (NKP), formerly Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base, is a Royal Thai Navy facility used for riverine patrols along the Mekong River. It is approximately 587 km (365 mi) northeast of Bangkok, 14. 5 km (9. 0 mi) west of Nakhon Phanom city in Nakhon Phanom Province in the northeastern region of Thailand, and 411 km (255 mi) from Hanoi in Vietnam. The Mekong River is NKP's border with Laos. The airfield at NKP is