0:20)It is possible that the men, dropping in, are from the 326th Engineer Battalion, 101st Airborne division. Our chaplain picked up a Silver Star at Fire Base Tomahawk, or T Hawk, 1971. 0:24)A D7E Caterpillar with a Rome Plow. We were LZ Rome Plow. 18th Combat Engineer Brigade. I was with the unit December 1968-9.November 2022 a book came out about the Land Engineer companies.Written by Terry T. Brown. It needs a new cover. Most of us wore the centuries old US Army Corps of Engineer hats. At least 110 degrees F under the steel domes.We wore the goggles because we made a lot of dust. Hand grenades were NOT worn openly. Not authorized to have grenades because we were not Infantry. C 4 was traded to the Infantry companies.The grunts were expected to destroy bunkers.The 11Bs were not authorized to have the C 4 because they were NOT combat engineers.
Interesting: I was with the 554 Combat Engineers Vietnam:67 -69. I was with the 27th Roman plows. Looking back, I now should had of got my self lined up in the heavy equip[ment construction end of it; either way, although I'm retired, an old man now, I made my living in the operating engineers Heavy Equipment Mechanic / welder. some good some not so good like in most things in life; that's how I did it. Trust in the LORD and He will see you through it all.
@@buckyteel4129 ...Not sure. I was in A Co. 3rd platoon. We were the first guys on the ground at the 11th Calv base camp site. Nothing but jungle. We camped alongside the hwy. Scary. We had one tank with us. A bulldozer. And a couple of 5 ton dumps. Slept in the mud and water for 2 or 3 weeks. NOTHING was dry...lol
@@krayzrick1 I bet he was there exact same time. His name was Teel, I think he was sgt at the time. He got there Sept/Oct 66, rode a ship "Simon B Buckner" there from San Diego
@@buckyteel4129 ..yep. We all went on that ship. With a bunch of Marines. Went through a typhoon on the way. Pretty hairball. About 35 days at sea. Never realized how big the ocean was till then. Went two weeks without ever seeing another ship, or land, or a bird. Not even a plane in the sky. Got up one morning and the ocean was flat as a piece of glass! Was creepy! When we finally got to Viet Nam, we anchored in Cam Ranh Bay. We were all throwing our watches over the side there. Figured time didn't matter anymore. Then we went south down to Saigon where we unloaded. What a trip..
@@krayzrick1 That is exactly as Dad had told it. The Marines on the ship, eating sandwiches, the typhoon, the ocean flat as glass...... Dad talked about Gia Ray mountain nearby, off to the East of basecamp...... I have one of those yearbooks 1966-67 with the tiger on front, are you in it? Dad became good buddies with a fellow there from Allentown, PA, named Kirshman. They went on R&R in Hawaii in June 67, the wives meet them there..... Do you recall a guy on base with a pet spider monkey who would try to catch his reflection in the mirror, or a guy with a parrot "crazy bird"? These are some of the things I recall him telling...... that ship ride lasted him a lifetime, he never would agree to go on cruise with Mom.
A great story I dealt with being a combat engineer in 111corps in 1970 on border of Cambodia. God Bless all who was there.
My grandfather was a combat engineer in Vietnam, I understand now why he never really talked about it.
Because its bad ass shit home boy ..you gotta recognise
If it stops you or you want to stop them , you call the sappers .
That's why the cry in wartime is follow the Sapper
Gee whiz i was a Seabee nam 67/68 under the command of the marines, i thought thats what i did
So this is what grandpa did. Sergeant combat engineer in Vietnam
0:20)It is possible that the men, dropping in, are from the 326th Engineer Battalion, 101st Airborne division. Our chaplain picked up a Silver Star at Fire Base Tomahawk, or T Hawk, 1971.
0:24)A D7E Caterpillar with a Rome Plow. We were LZ Rome Plow. 18th Combat Engineer Brigade. I was with the unit December 1968-9.November 2022 a book came out about the Land Engineer companies.Written by Terry T. Brown. It needs a new cover. Most of us wore the centuries old US Army Corps of Engineer hats. At least 110 degrees F under the steel domes.We wore the goggles because we made a lot of dust. Hand grenades were NOT worn openly. Not authorized to have grenades because we were not Infantry. C 4 was traded to the Infantry companies.The grunts were expected to destroy bunkers.The 11Bs were not authorized to have the C 4 because they were NOT combat engineers.
Can I please use your video in a biography I'm working on
67/68 Combat eng 595, LCP, 20th Rome Plows
Interesting: I was with the 554 Combat Engineers Vietnam:67 -69. I was with the 27th Roman plows. Looking back, I now should had
of got my self lined up in the heavy equip[ment construction end of it; either way, although I'm retired, an old man now, I made my living in the operating engineers Heavy Equipment Mechanic / welder. some good some not so good like in most things in life; that's
how I did it. Trust in the LORD and He will see you through it all.
The ROME plow. My company did a lot of roaming. Moved about 2 times a week.
I´m surprised they knew how to build vietnamese style bridges.
Combat engineering is bad ass
27th '66-'67 Xuan Loc.....7th '68 DMZ
My dad was in 27th '66-'67 Xuan loc. Maybe y'all crossed paths
@@buckyteel4129 ...Not sure. I was in A Co. 3rd platoon. We were the first guys on the ground at the 11th Calv base camp site. Nothing but jungle. We camped alongside the hwy. Scary. We had one tank with us. A bulldozer. And a couple of 5 ton dumps. Slept in the mud and water for 2 or 3 weeks. NOTHING was dry...lol
@@krayzrick1 I bet he was there exact same time. His name was Teel, I think he was sgt at the time. He got there Sept/Oct 66, rode a ship "Simon B Buckner" there from San Diego
@@buckyteel4129 ..yep. We all went on that ship. With a bunch of Marines. Went through a typhoon on the way. Pretty hairball. About 35 days at sea. Never realized how big the ocean was till then. Went two weeks without ever seeing another ship, or land, or a bird. Not even a plane in the sky. Got up one morning and the ocean was flat as a piece of glass! Was creepy! When we finally got to Viet Nam, we anchored in Cam Ranh Bay. We were all throwing our watches over the side there. Figured time didn't matter anymore. Then we went south down to Saigon where we unloaded. What a trip..
@@krayzrick1 That is exactly as Dad had told it. The Marines on the ship, eating sandwiches, the typhoon, the ocean flat as glass...... Dad talked about Gia Ray mountain nearby, off to the East of basecamp...... I have one of those yearbooks 1966-67 with the tiger on front, are you in it? Dad became good buddies with a fellow there from Allentown, PA, named Kirshman. They went on R&R in Hawaii in June 67, the wives meet them there..... Do you recall a guy on base with a pet spider monkey who would try to catch his reflection in the mirror, or a guy with a parrot "crazy bird"? These are some of the things I recall him telling...... that ship ride lasted him a lifetime, he never would agree to go on cruise with Mom.
Combat Engineers .. Tough dude's .
Did you know a John Hunter my papaw was there they called him Mop
D company 34 th engr bñ 937 go 1 I D
Acompany 34 th eng bn 70-72
Việt Nam Win 🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳
Not really, that country is a shithole like the rest of asia.