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The 9th Engineer Battalion, First Marine Division, in Vietnam

By Jean Shellenbarger

The 9th Engineer Battalion, First Marine Division, in Vietnam Biographies & Memoirs

The 9th Engineer Battalion, First Marine Division, in Vietnam

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The combat engineers of the First Marine Division, 9th Engineer Battalion, risked their lives daily in Vietnam as they cleared the roads of mines, repaired and paved the famous "Highway 1," disarmed booby traps, built bridges and culverts, and destroyed enemy bunkers and tunnels. Despite their sacrifices and pain, the combat engineers in Vietnam have heretofore largely been ignored. This is the first oral (or other) history of the 9th Engineers, the only Marine battalion formed specifically to go to Vietnam. More than 35 men of the 9th talk about why they joined the Marines and their experiences in basic training. They speak candidly and compellingly about their five years (1966 to 1970) in country. The soldiers also discuss what it was like to come home and get on with their lives.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
240
Release Date:
2007-07-31
Publication Date:
2007-07-31
Publisher:
McFarland
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0786431105
ISBN13:
9780786431106
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
18
Weight:
460 g
Height:
178 cm
Width:
254 cm
Thickness:
13 cm
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