The 59th Land Clearing Company

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty.
John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)

Please watch this video, the link was sent to me by Roger Smith. Words can't explain.

The camera is on the Marine a lot... watch his struggles with his emotions, and his struggles with holding that salute... the way he salutes is very touching... his head lowered, his eyes down, in reverence for the fallen...

The winner of this years South Texas Bushwacker meanest man contest was no other than Larry Bolstad, shown here with his trophy kills.

Congrats Ole Buddy!

The 59th Land Clearing Company was formed in the fall of 1968 in Dong Ba Tihn South Vietnam as part of the 18th Engineer Brigade. It was quickly assigned to Northern I Corps 45th Engineer Group. It's AO was from the DMZ south to Chu Lai. The Company Stood down in December of 1971, the colors were cased and hand carried back to the states by Sgt. Neal Sparrow of Indiana. The 59th was assigned to various units to include the 14th Engineer Battalion (Combat), the 27th Engineer Battalion (Combat), the 39th Engineer Battalion (Combat) and the 84th Engineer Battalion. It worked closely with the 3rd Marine Division, the 1/5 Mech, the 3/5 Armored Cav, C Btry 5th Bn 4th FA, 2/34th Armor and later with the 1st Battalion 6th Infantry on the Batangon Peninsula.

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Mesothelioma & Veterans

One out of every 10 Americans who served in Vietnam was a casualty. 58,169 were killed and 304,000 wounded of 2.59 million who served. Although the percent who died is similar to other wars, amputations or crippling wounds were 300% higher than in WWII. 75,000 Vietnam Vets were severely disabled.

The Vietnam War

THIS WAS POSTED IN THE VETERANS MUSEUM IN BRANSON, MO

The Vietnam War was the most divisive and controversial war in U.S. history, and the truth of the Vietnam War remains elusive. The first war played out every night in two minute segments on peoples' TV sets, most of what people think they know about the Vietnam War was generated by fragmentary and incomplete reporting, both on the TV and in the papers. Against this entrenched belief, even the most painstakingly researched and immaculately documented research to the contrary has made little headway, and the Vietnam War remains poorly understood and very controversial to this day. Some progress, however, has been made. Whatever the remaining controversy, virtually all of the American people admit that the Vietnam veteran got a raw deal and deserves the nation's thanks and a heartfelt apology.