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U.S. Army EngineersLand Clearing History

~VIETNAM~

A very elite group of men who served withThe U.S. Army Engineers in Vietnam.

Brigade and Battalion HeadquartersLong Binh, South Vietnam

Just a few of Land Clearings finest.Some of the original group of the

27th Land Clearing Team.

The Original “Jungle Eaters”

More of Land Clearings Finest.Men of the 86th Land Clearing Team.

And they say mud baths are good……….

Sharp looking Troops……for Combat

A summers day Picnic, Combat Style ~ Vietnam.

Nothing like home cooked C-Rations

Just another day in the life of the 501st.Mud, Mud & more Mud.

Traveling light…….

A Co getting ready to move one of the Land Clearing Line Companies.

Can’t move the war without these men…..

Calm waters, even in combat….

“Thank You” to all who served.

Engineers Clear The Way

Counted among the enemies in Vietnam was the jungle—triple canopied, thick, claustrophobic, and deadly with tunnel networks and snipers, bunkers and booby traps. It was a battlefield of the enemy’s 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 bulldozer”—manufactured by Caterpillar Inc.—by adding steel armament, a driver’s 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.