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Welcome To The World of The U.S. Army
Engineers Land Clearing History VIETNAM
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A very elite group of men who served with The
U.S. Army Engineers in Vietnam.
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Brigade and Battalion Headquarters Long Binh,
South Vietnam
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The Original Jungle Eaters
Just a few of Land Clearings finest. Some of the
original group of the 27th Land Clearing Team.
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And they say mud baths are good.
More of Land Clearings Finest. Men of the 86th
Land Clearing Team.
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Sharp looking Troopsfor Combat
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Nothing like home cooked C-Rations
A summers day Picnic, Combat Style Vietnam.
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Traveling light.
Just another day in the life of the 501st. Mud,
Mud more Mud.
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Cant move the war without these men..
A Co getting ready to move one of the Land
Clearing Line Companies.
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Calm waters, even in combat.
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Thank You to all who served.
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Engineers Clear The Way

• Counted among the enemies in Vietnam was the
  jungletriple canopied, thick, claustrophobic,
  and deadly with tunnel networks and snipers,
  bunkers and booby traps. It was a battlefield of
  the enemys choosing. Along convoy routes and
  near friendly base camps and villages, it became
  apparent that vegetation had to be removed. The
  Army Corps of Engineers modified for war the
  famous Cat bulldozermanufactured by
  Caterpillar Inc.by adding steel armament, a
  drivers cage, a special cooling system, and a
  unique front blade complete with a menacing
  two-foot long spike that could be rammed into the
  massive jungle trees, splitting them for easier
  removal. Moving en echelon, and backed by
  armored cavalry support from units like the 11th
  Armored Cavalry Regiment, overhead helicopter
  observation and supporting fire, these dozers and
  their courageous drivers cleared thousands of
  acres, facilitating the destruction of tunnels,
  bunker systems, and countless enemy supplies and
  weapons. The U.S. Army Combat Engineers
  literally re-worked the very surface of the earth
  to facilitate their operations against the
  tenacious enemy at home on his own ground. Purple
  Hearts were numerous, but their inexorable drive
  ripped the battleground from the grip of the
  enemy and cleared the way for others to follow.
  Commissioned by the Engineer Regimental
  Association.