Dak Pek Camp

Dak Pek Camp (also known as Dak Pek Special Forces Camp) is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base northwest of Kon Tum in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.

The 5th Special Forces Group[1] first established a base at here in December 1962 to monitor communist infiltration along the Ho Chi Minh Trail.

On 29 May 1968 a de Havilland Canada C-7B Caribou #62-4189 was hit by mortar fire as it landed at Dak Pek causing the right wing to separate, there were no casualties.

[3][4] On 12 April 1970 a People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) force estimated at two battalions attacked the camp.

[6] The base has been turned over to forestry and housing and sits adjacent to the Ho Chi Minh Highway.