Vietnam Pictures

Above just below the word BEST - you will find the following
"Nov 65 'B' Co." which is visible on the first link below

For a blow up of the lower left corner of the sign for the 299th above click here!!

Then the Menu and Meal Schedules are enlarged in the link below

"Actually there isn't much in the quarterly report for the first year or two in Vietnam (299th). From what I gather they were scattered somewhat in the highlands.

On 16 July 1965, the 299th Engineer Bn was alerted to movement overseas to Vietnam. During August and September, the battalion received new vehicles, equipment and filler personnel. The main body departed Fort Gordon on 27 Sept 1965 by troop train bound for Oakland CA and thence by ship aboard the USNS General Edwin D Patrick. The advance party departed Savannah Air Force Base on two C-130 aircraft on Sept 28, 1965 and arrived in Vietnam on 1 October 1965.

The main body of the battalion arrived on Qui Nhon on 22 October 1965 and was assigned to the 937th Engineer Group (combat). A battalion Bivouac site was immediately established in the Phu Tai Valley, about 10 miles SW of Qui Nhon. On 1 November 1965, the battalion began its first project, the repair of Route #19 to An Khe, the main supply route to the 1st Calvary Division (airmobile). Initially, the battalion utilized borrowed equipment for the project until its own equipment was off-loaded from the African Crescent between 5 and 14 November 1965. Shortly afterwards the battalion was assigned other combat engineer projects in support of the 3rd Brigade of the 25th Infantry Division in the vicinity of Pleiku, the Republic of Korea's "Tiger" Division in the vicinity of Qui Nhon, and logistical units of the US Army in the vicinity of Qui Nhon, and logistical units of the US Army Support Command in the vicinity of Qui Nhon.

The battalion commander of that time was Lt Col Reuben L Anderson Jr, took over command from Maj. Harry V Dutchyshyn on 26th Aug 1965

These pictures are of the Thanksgiving Message Pamphlet that I received from the Commander of the 299th Engn Bn - B Company in 1965. Each full size picture is about 150k in size but all text and hand writing is very readable.

Each picture is a scanned 1/2 frame 35 mm slide that is now in fair shape after 34+ years.

Below right is the Commander giving some words of wisdom. Below are some of the guys that I got to see on different occasions when I was able to fly in.

Above are general snapshots around the Christmas Time Evening Meal that I was able to attend.