Engineer Memoirs
work it's doing at Tan An airfield to settle the 3d Brigade of the 9th Division, and some
cleanup and disassembly work at Dong Tam. This gives it a completely full program
from now through the end of the year. If there is a lot of operational support in Long
An Province, then something that the 93d was already programmed to do just won't be
done. That's going to be a difficult decision.
The theory is that with the 9th Division gone, the 7th ARVN Division will be operating
in this area. There are ARVN engineers, and a great deal of the operational support
should devolve upon them. The burden on the 93d should be less then.
The 93d won't have to pick up the full program that the 86th would have done.
However, you have to recognize that the 3d Brigade of the 9th Division has been
operating in Long An Province all along and certainly at least a third of the effort of the
86th Battalion was committed to them. They are still going to be there. So, if they enjoy
the same level of support that they did under the 86th, this is going to be a substantial
demand on the capability of the 93d.
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