Post by Anonymous Vet on Dec 21, 2002 14:18:24 GMT -5
MARCH 6, 1967
ENGINEERS TEAR APART VC
JUNGLE
CU CHI
The heavy jungle surrounding the
city of Tay Ninh has always been well
known to the Viet Cong. For years
Charlie has mapped clearly in his mind
every foot of his land and has found no
great difficulty in moving freely in and
out of the province.
Times are changing. Under the
watchful eye of Company C, 3rd
Battalion, 21st Infantry, 196th Light
Infantry Brigade, Charlie's hide-away is
being remodeled.
Bulldozers from the brigade's 175th
Engineer Company are tearing a path
twice as wide as an air strip through the
area, clear to the Saigon River.
By rearranging and clearing the area,
the brigade will make it vastly more
difficult for the VC to move north or
south unobserved, and Charlie knows
what happens to him when he is seen.
A change from the type of missions
to which they are accustomed,
Company C is surveying the operation
with its security platoons, ensuring that
the VC don't disturb the landscaping
project. While "Charlie's Tigers" are not
used to merely waiting for the Cong,
they realize the job's importance.
ENGINEERS TEAR APART VC
JUNGLE
CU CHI
The heavy jungle surrounding the
city of Tay Ninh has always been well
known to the Viet Cong. For years
Charlie has mapped clearly in his mind
every foot of his land and has found no
great difficulty in moving freely in and
out of the province.
Times are changing. Under the
watchful eye of Company C, 3rd
Battalion, 21st Infantry, 196th Light
Infantry Brigade, Charlie's hide-away is
being remodeled.
Bulldozers from the brigade's 175th
Engineer Company are tearing a path
twice as wide as an air strip through the
area, clear to the Saigon River.
By rearranging and clearing the area,
the brigade will make it vastly more
difficult for the VC to move north or
south unobserved, and Charlie knows
what happens to him when he is seen.
A change from the type of missions
to which they are accustomed,
Company C is surveying the operation
with its security platoons, ensuring that
the VC don't disturb the landscaping
project. While "Charlie's Tigers" are not
used to merely waiting for the Cong,
they realize the job's importance.