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September 19th, 2006   Post 1
tomtom22
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Post; Engineers in the Viet Nam War


Her is a site with information on the role of Engineers in Viet Nam 1965 to 1970:
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/Vie...x.htm#contents

I found it very interesting.
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September 19th, 2006   Post 2
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Good link Tom! The Army Center of Military History has a lot of good stuff.

Which unit were you with over there?
 
September 19th, 2006   Post 3
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Originally Posted by The Cooler King
Which unit were you with over there?
The 589th Engineer Bn (Construction) as S-3 and Delta Co Cmdr and the 577th Engineer Bn (Construction) as Delta Co Cmdr.
 
September 19th, 2006   Post 4
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tomtom22
The 589th Engineer Bn (Construction) as S-3 and Delta Co Cmdr and the 577th Engineer Bn (Construction) as Delta Co Cmdr.
Were you in II Corps around the Central Highlands?

By the way Tom, if I haven't told you before... Thank You for your service!
 
September 19th, 2006   Post 5
therise21
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nice link. i have been very interested in the vietnam war as of late.
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September 23rd, 2006   Post 6
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Great link - a fine profession, which does amazing things.
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September 23rd, 2006   Post 7
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Just read the book "Tunnels of Cu Chi", i wasn't aware that the engineers did most of the tunnel work, demolition and exploration. Hope you didn't have to go in one.
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