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20th Engineer Brigade
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The history of the 20th
Engineer Brigade extends back to the Civil War. The unit was constituted
on Aug. 3, 1861. Unit designations have been changed many times since
then, but the ancestors of the 20th Engineer Brigade have participated
in campaigns in the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, the Philippine
insurrection, the Mexican expedition, and World War I and II. The
Brigade headquarters was reactivated May 1, 1967, and arrived in the
Republic of Vietnam on Aug. 3, 1967. The 20th Brigade missions are to
command assigned and attached units, provide operational support for the
U.S. and free world forces, plan and execute construction, and provide
for security of personnel, equipment, facilities and construction sites
of assigned or attached units. Many of the Brigade's projects stand out
as exceptional engineering achievements. Among these are restoration of
National Highway (QL) 4 between Song Be and Dong Xoai, and the clearing
of over a half-million acres of jungle. As the war's emphasis shifted to
Vietnamization, the Brigade developed far-reaching programs of mutual
assitance with the ARVN. At present, the ARVN is taking over an
increasing amount of work, as evidenced by their restoration project on
QL-1 and their three recently trained land clearing companies. The
Brigade has been awarded the Republic of Vietnam Civic Actions Honor
Medal, First Class, for assistance rendered to orphanages, schools and
other pacification projects.
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