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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 changed many times since than but the ancestors
of the 20th Engineer Brigade have participated in campaigns in the Civil
War, the War with Spain, the Philippine Insurrection, the Mexican
Expedition and World Wars I and II.
The brigade headquarters was reactivated May 1, 1967, and arrived in Vietnam on Aug. 3, 1967. The 20th Brigade missions are to command assigned and attached units, provide operational support for U.S. and Free World Forces, plan and execute construction and to provide for physical security of personnel, equipment, facilities and construction sites of assigned or attached units. Working to accomplish this mission, elements of the 20th Engineer Brigade have accumulated some fantastic achievements in more than 150 locations, having supplied housing or other facilities for most of the 400,000 U. S. and Free World Forces operating in the southern part of the Republic of Vietnam. |
