To the south in a half buried Quonset hut, covered with sandbags, is the command post from which radio antennas reach up striving to touch the clouds. Directly east and three huts down is a black sign with a flying bat outlined against a full orange moon nailed to the door of a hooch. Underneath the moon are the words, Dong-Ha River Security Group Night Fighters. To the east, on the opposite side, is a sign announcing, Headquarters River Division 543. Cua Viet is the name most often used to describe what began as a US Marine Amtrac base called Camp Kistler.
Tents mark the position in a corner formed by the sea to the east and the river to the south.
West is a small fishing village called My-Loc. Vietnamese live in the impoverished wooden homes which form the bulk of the village. Their loyalty is questionable at best. West of the village is a South Vietnamese Military compound manned by Popular Forces personnel. The PF are civilian militia.