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Registration for Summer Camp 2025 will be February 10-14, 2025

Soldiers and Dioramas
Vietnam: The Mekong Delta Wars, 1966–1969

Grades 6 to 9

5 sessions from July 28 to August 1, 2025
Upcoming Session:
Monday, July 28, 2025 - 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET
Code: 3A0E74
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$425
Member
$495
Non-Member

The Mobile Riverine Force (MRF), or the Riverines, was a joint U.S. Army and Navy force that comprised the "brown-water navy." Engaging enemy forces in amphibious search-and-destroy operations near waterways, the Riverines' operations and techniques led them to quickly master the exceptionally difficult terrain of the Mekong River Delta and challenge the Northern Vietnamese forces. 

Campers explore the battle through discussions and historical simulations using information from maps, timelines, and museum visits. They create dioramas and fight battles with miniature soldiers, as well as engage in group-strategy games using large geographical maps. Fictional and nonfiction accounts, graphic novels, reference books, and related films and documentaries give campers a grounding in the period’s history.