589th&History&Book&Description& & & While&much&has&been&written&about&combat&operations&in&Vietnam,&little& has&been&written&about&the&"engineer&war."&&prior&to&vietnam,&engineer&units& typically&operated&behind&the&front&lines,&across&relatively&short&distances&and&in& closely&defined&geographic&areas.&&that&changed&for&many&engineer&units&deployed& in&the&republic&of&south&vietnam.&&for&example,&the&589th&engineer&battalion& operated&in&i&&&ii&corps,&from&the&quang&tri&area&just&south&of&the&dmz&to&phan& Thiet&near&the&II&&&III&Corps&border.&&A&map&of&the&battalion s&areas&of&operations&is& included.& & "589th&Engineer&Battalion&(Construction)&Engineers&at&War&in&Vietnam"&was& written&specifically&about&the&men&who&served&the&battalion&in&vietnam,&but& serves&as&a&reliable&historical&source&for&those&studying&the&subject.&actual& documents&from&the&battalion's&archives&and&other&historical&sources&were&used& to&provide&a&feel&for&the&daily&life&and&challenges&of&an&engineer&unit&in&vietnam.&& & "Engineers&at&War"&was&written&in&6&parts.&&Part&1&describes&the& organizational&components&of&the&589th&engineers&and&their&basic&responsibility& to&the&battalion.&&part&2&provides&a&synopses&of&the&battalion's&own&"operational& Reports&Y&Lessons&Learned"&(ORLLs)&for&the&period&1967&thru&1971.&&The&ORLLs& provide&a&quarterly&summary&of&the&missions&assigned,&as&well&as&a&summary&of& the&enemy&actions&that&occurred&during&those&missions.&&part&3&describes&the& lessons&learned&as&a&result&of&the&battalion's&experiences&in&vietnam.&&part&4& describes&the&unit's&awards&and&citations.&&part&5&provides&a&list&of&the&589th& Engineer&Battalion's&causalities&while&in&Vietnam.&&Part&6&is&a&photographic&history& of&the&589th&engineer's&time&in&vietnam,&providing&a&glimpse&of&the&dayytoyday&life& of&the&engineer&soldier&in&vietnam.&&&&& & && The&following&pages&are&just&a&sampling&of&those&taken&from&the&book.&
589 th ENGINEER BATTALION (CONSTRUCTION) ENGINEERS AT WAR IN VIETNAM 8 th En ineer Bri ade 589 th En ineer Battalion (Construction) INTRO UCTION e 9 t n ineer attalion on tru tion pro i e on tru tion upport or t e S ilitary in t e epu li o ietnam rom April 1967 until April 1971 lement o t e attalion operate in t e area rom ui on to lei u rom t e attalion arri al in ietnam until uly 196 a ell a rom t e an an Air or e a e e t to ar alat nort to ar am an an out to ar in ao rom uly 196 until April 1971 A num er o it on tru tion pro e t are till in u e y t e ietname e to ay in lu in ational i ay 19 et een ui on an lei u ational i ay 7 ormerly - 11 et een an an an alat an ational i ay 1 rom an an to in ao ile mu a een ritten a out om at operation in ietnam little a een ritten a out t e n ineer ar e mo t aut oritati e oo to- ate t at e ri e t e ontri ution en ineer ma e urin t e on li t a pu li e y t e S enter o ilitary i tory an i entitle Engineers at War: The United States Army in Vietnam 11 ile t i oo pro i e an ama in amount o etail a out t e en ineer mi ion in ietnam it oe not pro i e a eel or t e aily li e an t e allen e o en ineer unit an en ineer ol ier in ietnam i ynop i o t e 9 t n ineer attalion uarterly Operational eport e on earne O an in ormation rom ot er i tori our e a een reate to pro i e a eel or t e aily li e an allen e o an en ineer unit in ietnam u more etail i a aila le in t e ull O i ynop i may oon a e a ompanion oo a ompilation o ort torie ritten y mem er o t e 9 t e ue t oo e tion o t e 9 t n ineer attalion A o iation v
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Part 2: ORLL Synopses BRUAR A RIL A 17
Part 2: ORLL Synopses A A UL 21
Part 2: ORLL Synopses R A HHC C A C B 35
589th ENGINEER BATTALION (CONSTRUCTION): ENGINEERS AT WAR IN VIETNAM C C C D A C D T 36
PART 6 HOTOGRA HIC HISTOR D H D R L H A 81
589th ENGINEER BATTALION (CONSTRUCTION): ENGINEERS AT WAR IN VIETNAM D S H A D S H U G G A 82
Part 6: Photographic History B C H C A C L N B C H C A C L N 85
Part 6: Photographic History B C L C C S B B A O B C D D C D S 89
Part 6: Photographic History A D T T A D S 103
Part 6: Photographic History A C T S C B C 125
Part 6: Photographic History A S 131